Gangster movie has it all

Rating: 9/10 (12 September 2003)

Brilliant gangster movie that shows the rise (and subsequent fall)of young lads (Liotta, DeNiro and Pesci)up the crime ladder. The scenes with Liotta are particularly effective as is the general narrative. I liked the portrayal of Liotta's move into drug dealing and his and his wife's later descent into cocaine addiction. The frenzied moments when the police helicopter is tailing Liotta accompanied by the background playing of Harry Nilsson's "Into The Fire" captures the scene perfectly. An excellent gangster movie that has it all - on a par with the Godfather.