Arguably regarded as Scorsese's best...

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2012)

Goodfellas is arguably Martin Scorsese's highest acclaimed and highest rated film. Based on the true story of Henry Hill, Goodfellas follows Henry Hill played by Ray Liotta and his friends, James Conway (Di Nero) and Tommy DeVito (Pesci), as they rise and inevitable fall in the mob hierarchy.
The film is brilliant, it is full of insanely well-written characters, wit and funny dialog, great acting, great directing and in general great writing. I thoroughly enjoyed the film, especially the last half an hour or so, and the acting was brilliant. Joe Pesci won an Oscar for his portrayal of the insane, crazy psycho who could kill within a minute if you looked at him funny.
This film really shows Martin Scorsese's directing skills and Liotta's acting skills who somehow didn't get nominated for an Oscar or who hasn't been in as many good films as you would expect. The film is the perfect length and the end stays with you forever. It also has some great lines.
The music was brilliantly placed and was, itself, brilliant. It's probably regarded as Scorsese's best and I'd have to disagree. Taxi Driver is better but this would be a close second. The film gives a proper perspective from the "bad guys" point of view and really just doesn't give a crap about what it says or how it portrays it. It just does. It's one of the best films ever created and everyone should see it. Amazing.