Slicker than Goodfellas

Rating: 9/10 (26 February 2001)

Goodfellas is still the undisputed gangster movie by which all standards are set, but DB is altogether slicker,even more brutal. Depp is superb but is still outacted at every turn by a docile and almost dopey Pacino. Pacino's calm makes his acts of violence seem much worse than they are (although the pool table scene is still pretty hard stuff.) Overall I would have to reccommend the film to anyone who has even a passing interest in gangster movies and even those that dont will find something here as the film has humour, loyalty, betrayal and violence. I dont say this often but this really is a must see movie.