Not for Everyone!

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 2009)

I think this is actually an amazing film, and I'm surprised "Dances With Wolves" beat it out in the Academy Awards. It's raw, it's dark, and it stays with you long after you've seen it. I can certainly appreciate the movie for being quite possibly the most accurate mob movie in movie history. Nothing here is romanticized. They may have had a lot of perks, made a lot of money, but at what cost? That is ultimately the theme that is explored in "Goodfellas"
However it is most definitely NOT for everyone. There is no justice, no happy ending, sometimes no rhyme of reason for the crimes that are committed, except that it's just the way of life. The people in the movie are not sympathetic, you won't like them. You won't like their friends. You won't like their enemies. For some people that can be frustrating, myself included. It's disturbing; some of the murders in this movie made me downright angry. It took me about 3 viewings before I could watch the film in it's entirety.
So my advice would be to definitely go see this movie if you think you can stomach it. But be warned: You might be pushed to your limit.