Worth seeing

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 1999)

Upon the first viewing of Goodfellas, one has to be struck by its fast-paced and entertaining nature. This is a rare kind of movie that makes you feel as though you are part of the action, and it doesn't do this through incredible special effects. Rather, Goodfellas wraps you in because of superb acting and filming, a captivating screenplay, and an engaging soundtrack- all the elements of a great movie.
There is no denying this is one of the best films of this decade. However, I do not think this movie is flawless, as many on this website believe. While the first hour of the movie is entertaining, the second half gets bogged down with overly extended scenes- in particular the one where Henry Hill thinks he is being followed. The movie loses the punch that it had in the beginning. It's as though Scorsese got sick and tired of making the movie and he decided to speed up the process a bit, and this results in the last hour of the movie being a bit cumbersome.
Nevertheless, Goodfellas is a fine move that is worth seeing for anyone interested in entertaining films.