"The" gangster film

Rating: 10/10 (17 August 2004)

Every time I watch Goodfellas I have this undeniable urge to drink, smoke, and swear like a sailer on leave. Or in this case like the characters in Goodfellas. The movie tells the story of Henry Hill's rise through the organized crime racket through the 1950s-1980s. While it may be stylized and written for Hollywood the story it is based on is true. Any guy that has not yet seen this movie can not call himself a man. It is the quintessential guys movie, and Marty (as I like to call him) has done a wonderful and subtle job of directing the characters so they are outrageous without being over the top. This is a movie that has great character development and a fantastic cast as well as some of the best dialogue in film history.