Overrated

Rating: 6/10 (16 November 2018)

If viewers think this movie belongs in the same breath as The Godfather, they are sadly mistaken. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being best), I would rate Goodfellas a 6.0. The Godfather is an 11. The best thing going for Goodfellas is the casting of De Niro. He is perfectly cast as a tough gritty gangster. Joe Pesci should stick to comedy, i.e. My Cousin Vinny or Home Alone. Pesci is not convincing as a maniacal mobster. He is almost cartoonish. Pesci's Tommy DeVito versus Luca Brasi is a huge mismatch. Ray Liotta is mediocre as the character Henry Hill. Paul Sorvino plays his Mafia kingpin character as tongue-in-cheek. Don't compare him to Brando's Corleone. The musical score, screen play, cinematography and directing is slighly above average. AFI 2008 had this movie rated 92nd all time (way too high). BTW - they had The Godfather rated # 2 all time, one spot too low.