One of the greats such as "White Heat" and "The Roaring Twenties"

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2014)

Goodfellas. We may think of them as our neighbors who wave to us while they mow their lawn or maybe the nice couple that plays golf down the road. But in this case the Goodfellas, the Wiseguys are trigger happy Tommy DeVito(Joe Pesci), straight talker Jimmy Conway(Robert DeNiro)and cocaine snorting Henry Hill(Ray Liotta). This film is one of Scorsese's masterpieces. It has the originality of "White Heat" and realism in a category all its own. Its writing by the books original author Nick Peleggi and by director Martin Scorsese is wonderful. Its cinematography is right on par. And its acting is superb. This movie is one of the best films about the mob life and arguably one of the best films ever made. It has a blend of comedy, darkness and everyday situations which is one of my favorite parts of the film.