Worth seeing again

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 1999)

I watched this again recently and was amazed at much better it is when not compared to the Godfather. Joe Pesci creates an unforgettable character in Tommy - both horrifying and funny. Ray Liotta does his best work since "Something Wild" and more than holds his own against Robert DeNiro. Look for some excellent supporting work from Lorraine Bracco, Debi Mazar and Paul Sorvino. The running narration (normally overused and worthless i.e. "Bladerunner") works here because it feels like Henry is talking to us casually, like we're sitting at the same bar and he's unfolding this story. The soundtrack is excellent. My only complaint is the length. I felt that the whole ending could have been shortened by 20 minutes or so. There is a long sequence of events regarding Henry that are totally uneccessary. Watch this with some red wine and a Hot Italian hoagie dripping with sauce. Bravissimo!