Scorses's greatest

Rating: 10/10 (8 June 2005)

First of all Martin Scorsese is my favorite director. Second this is his best film in a big way. How the Academy missed him for Oscar here is a travesty.
The film has an almost documentary feel to it early on. Love the intro of Ray Liotta's character and how he was sucked into the life of a gangster. The acting is top notch across the board (even the small roles).
The food, the violence, the dark humor - carry the front of the film. Almost intoxicating the viewer to the glee of being a gang member till it is too late. When things go bad you realize there is no escape for Henry Hill from the life he chose. He will be killed or give it all up.
From what I've read Henry Hill the man is hardly Henry Hill the character in this film, but that doesn't mean much as few know the real Henry Hill anyways. It isn't as though it was a biography of someone truly famous or important in history. It is the story of a petty criminal, turned drug addict, turned snitch that is done as well as any film ever.