A little overrated but still a great gangster movie

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2008)

Based on real life it tells the tale of Henry Hill, who grows up to be a gangster, a soldier in the Italian Mafia. The film gives information on how the Mafia operates and the members, Martin Scorsese reveals the main players by giving them a back-story and showing how they came to be.
The film is very funny at times; yet it shows just how quick a gangsters life can be; there is no trust and shows how gangsters live there lives, paranoid. As you watch the film you begin to like the main three, Ray, Deniro and Pesci but when push comes to shove, friends can become enemies in an instant. Overall the performances were each perfect and brilliant directing by Scorsese who should have won his Oscar on this movie.