A masterclass in nearly every aspect of filmmaking

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2019)

"Goodfellas" (1990), masterfully written by Nicholas Pileggi and equally impressively realised and directed by Martin Scorsese, is a definitive statement in filmmaking in terms of covering nearly all aspects of a film with perfection and milimetre precision in terms of its technical merits and exposition.
The script is dense, humerous and bold, the direction by Scorsese is highly efficient and intelligent, the cast is absolutely impressive, with Pesci winning the film's only Academy Award for best supporting actor, but perhaps most impressive is the editing by Thelma Schoonmaker, which broke new ground in cinema history with incredibly brilliant editing throughout.
"Goodfellas" is indeed a timeless masterpiece, portraying the utterly dememted criminal underworld of the Italian mafia.
Highly applauded and recommended!