A highly religious tale

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2001)

A three hour masterpiece, accused to be "GoodFellas all over again" by those who don't know any better.
The first hour seems almost like a documentary on how to become a proper gangster, while the last hour reminds me of a drama by Swedish writer/director Lars Norén.
But when it comes down to it, this is not just a story about gangster trying to make it big in Lag Vegas. It's much deeper than, and the metaphores are obvious. Martin Scorsese always uses religious elements, usually Catholic, in his movies to accentuate the story, but here he decided to go for the big one and tell the classical tale of God.
Yeah, you heard me. God. It's so obvious that it surprises me that no other reviewer has mentioned this. It's simple, DeNiro's character is God, trying to create order in this thing he has created, while Pesci's character is Lucifer, always rebellious, always trying to break free and create something of his own. Pesci's character is even named Nick, which is an old name for Satan.