compared to Goodfellas

Rating: 4/10 (12 July 2007)

After hearing that it surpassed Goodfellas and the great reviews everyone had been telling me about, I went out and bought the special edition DVD without even watching it. Not the first time I'd done that and made a mistake and apparently not the last. I swear I'll never do it again. This movie is good, compared to other movies made nowadays. But, comparing it to fantastic movies of the 80's and early 90's is like comparing an alley cat to a jaguar. This movie was nothing special! Yes, the acting is solid, and that was a relief, but beyond that there was nothing in depth or fantastic about the story. It's all been done better before and the violence just seemed gratuitous, rather than well placed. I'm in the dark why anyone is raving about this movie. Watch Goodfellas or Casino for true character development and a story that actually holds your interest and hasn't already been done a thousand times.