As far back as I can remember I always wanted to have Martin Scorsese's babies...

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2004)

Brutal, bombastic, balletic, brilliant. Lots of things beginning with B. More fun than Raging Bull, funnier than Taxi Driver and more stylish than Mean Streets. Music, acting, cinematography, script - all present and top notch. Liotta is a revelation, Joe Pesci never better and De Niro is... well, he's De Niro. Scorsese's account of the life of mobster turned informant Henry Hill (Liotta) has class seeping from every frame. In a world populated by beautiful observed minor characters, with a pace that rarely slows and never stops and set piece after glorious set piece, not a moment of the camera's attention is wasted. Words cannot sum up it's greatness. Scorsese's legacy will be this film. Pure genius!