"Great maybe",-"Masterpiece"miles away"

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 2011)

"this review may contain spoilers"
"As far back as i can remember i've always wanted to be a gangster".Based on a true story,the film is set in 1955,East New York,Brooklyn",with a young Henry Hill who decides to join the Lucchese crime family in order to become someone in a neighborhood full of nobody's.gradually he gains an important and respected figure amongst the crew and has the opportunity to make contact with individuals such as Jimmy"the Gent"Conway,who loves hijacking trucks and seen by many as a legend and Tommy De Vito,a crazy maniac who kills people even if a wrong word is said towards him.."so you better watch yourself"!!!the film objective is to show everyone how life is in the criminal underworld,in what kind of business henry and co are in and the the sort of living conditions that they can afford with this type of living.. "Even better than VIPS".I guess that is one of the most attractive aspects of the Mafia.Have everything you please..wow!!
The movie received so much praise and consideration on being maybe the greatest mob movie ever!!now lets not exaggerate here. i take nothing away from this motion picture,its pretty good and has a great cast:Ray Liotta,Joe Pesci,Robert De Niro and Paul Sorvino all of which gave tremendous performances no doubt....the PLOT!now thats were the problem is!!The first time i saw it,i only managed to watch half of it and i was impressed.When i got round to see it all i was left frustrated.From then on i lost that appetite to watch it again..Let me Explane. The first half starts off well and stylish,Henry's introduction as a kid in the Lucchese crew,or when he meets and marries Karren.. everything up until the whacking of Billy Batts is good..but from then on the story starts losing its magic and going off track.The end seemed a little unclear and rushed!!The second half of the film seemed detached and completely different from the first half.
One aspect of the film that i didn't tolerate was the excessive use of the F-word."Blime me",it was used well 246 times.!!!Half way through you get sick of hearing it.well more than sick "Tired" is the best word. this is not Scorsese's only movie mind you that the f-word is used on a frequent basis,try the Departed or CASINO where Joe Pesci says 21 F****S less than 2 minutes!!Scorsese specialty i suppose.
To call Goodfellas the greatest mob movie ever is over the top.For me there are superior gangster movies out there such as Coppola's Godfathers 1 and 2 or Sergio Leones Once upon a time in America. the movie that I'm reviewing now is good but i don't agree on it being a masterpiece..it falls short by miles!!! I'm most probably in the vast minority here for not admiring it but hey everyone has got their own opinions and thoughts. I'll definitely go back to it in future and re watch it and maybe have a different idea on it,but for the time being this gangster flick cant even be mentioned in the same breath of the GODFATHER and the GODFATHER PART 2!! NOW THATS A FACT!!!