This is more realistic than the Godfather

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2009)

What crime lord is going to have a wedding so out in the open that the press of cops could show up? No putting Godfather 1& 2 down (Now #3 is a whole other story) but based on documentaries I've seen Goodfellas better captures the feel of the Mafia world. From Paul Sorvino's Don on down the group introduced to us plays down their money. Godfather's characters just don't.
Sorcesse (sp) does not attempt to an effort to glamorize these characters or make their image appealing. What kept me glued was second the moral descent of Karen; it was like watching a close friend or relative ignoring warnings and making big and bigger mistakes to keep the poison relationship going. And main reason, there's Joe Pesci; I was happy to find out he won an Oscar. Funniest Creepiest movie gangster in any movie I've seen.