One of the Top 10 Best Movies ever Made !!

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2007)

everything about this movie is absolutely perfect it is without a doubt pretty much the high point of everyone involved and the definitive film of the 1990s and one of the best films of all time.
Co-written by the writer of the book Wisegy Nicholas Pileggi this fact based film upon the rise and fall of gangster Henry Hill(played to perfection by Ray Liotta) the film charts his friendships, loves and rivalries among the mob he longed to be against the backdrop of New York in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
The film starts in 1955 as 12 year old Henry Hill is watching the gangsters across the street wishing he could be like them in no time at all he is taken in by them and grows up among them much to the dismay of his parents and becomes a pupil under the mob boss Paulie Cicero(an effective Paul Sorvino) and also around the same time introduced to a top popular gangster Jimmy "The Gent" Conway(Robert De Niro in one of his finest performances) and is taken under his wing.
Only a minority of the action takes place in the 1950s the majority takes place in the 60s and 70s and that is mostly when we meet the majority of the films cast with characters such as Tommy DeSimmone(Joe Pesci in his Oscar winning turn) a psychotic wild man with too much to prove and then there is Karen(Lorraine Bracco in her best performance) the at time loving but at others estranged wife of Henry.
Martin Scorsese really breathes life into this film really making you believe you are in 70s NYC wit these men the script is top notch and as good as anything ever written another thing is that Scorsese makes you like these guys he makes you "like" Henry Hill even though he is a cheating, gambling drug addicted criminal you like and respect him and root for him during the movie equally likable are Joe Pesci's deranged character who is a killer and who seemingly takes great delight in doing so however the guilt he feels is evident and after cold bloodedly shooting Spider it is clear through his "don't care" antics that he regrets going too far, Robert De Niro is very likable as the man who could be your best friend one minute and your deadliest enemy the next his character reminds me of his character from Heat who doesn't look upon the people around him as friends merely assocaites.
with great script, direction and acting this is one the best films you're ever likely to see if haven't seen it then WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR and if you have seen then watch it again also there is a great performance from The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli in a small role