Definitive

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2001)

Although many people will disagree and claim this status for "The Godfather", I believe that "Goodfellas" is the best gangster movie ever made. Unflinchingly realistic, this film is not content to simply glamorize the criminal lifestyle but also shows what violent sociopaths choose to live it. More important, it shows the downfall and bad end that most such people can expect to eventually come to. If nothing else the sheer number of imitators this movie has spawned should be a testimony to it's brilliance. A must see, no two ways about it.