Good example of true crime

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2013)

Goodfellas is a good movie, however it isn't great. Though It is great compared to other big crime movies save for The Godfather and Casino. Ray Liotta was good, but I feel that the shoes of Henry Hill could be filled by most actors. And with how over the top Joe Pesci was, it's fair to say that he stole the thunder away from most other characters.
But it was a nice change to see a different view on the mob; taken from the perspective of a soldier instead of a made man or a don. Especially when most of it was straight from Henry Hill himself. It gave the movie an eerie truth to it. The truth about crime and how mob families get away from the law. And throughout the movie there was never a time where a character did something untrue to their concept. The actual people that were portrayed were much more terrifying, some even inhumanly mean.
But this movie stands out as a good example of the true crime genre. Especially because it is an accurate portrayal of Henry Hill from the man himself and combines accuracy with substance. Perhaps it seems like the genre has stepped away from the greatness of the pre-2000 era, but thats not for me to say