Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2014)

Brilliant. Up there with the Godfather, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs as far as gangster movies goes. You can see the influence on Tarantino, and on David Chase's making of The Sopranos (down to using some of the minor actors from Goodfellas in major roles in The Sopranos!).
Great script, based on a true story. Scorsese doesn't put a foot wrong in his direction (not that he ever does!).
Acting is superb. Ray Liotta, in one of his earliest roles, is very convincing in the lead role. Joe Pesci deserved his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his intense performance, as did Lorraine Bracco deserve her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. Despite getting top billing, Robert De Niro doesn't have the most screen time, but doesn't seem to mind, giving his usual solid performance.
A great movie. See it.