GOODFELLAS (1990)
Featuring: Ray Liotta; Robert De Niro; Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
Like The Godfather, Goodfellas is also based on a book about organized crime. But whereas Mario Puzo's novel, THE GODFATHER (which inspired the movie series) is mostly fictional, WISEGUY, the book by Nicholas Pileggi and on which Goodfellas is based, is a true story.
Ray Liotta is Henry Hill, the New York mobster who turned FBI informant and ended up testifying against the Lucchese crime family in the early 1980's. This movie tells of his rise and fall in the organization and the events that ultimately led him to turn against his erstwhile friends.
Although the film contains some graphically violent scenes, Martin Scorsese manages to present it in such a way that it doesn't become gratuitous. And that is what makes him such a master at his craft. Many regard this film still to be one of his best to date. It has been nominated for six Academy Awards, among others for Best Picture and Best Director. It did, however, earn Joe Pesci an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
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Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Martin Scorsese and Joe Pesci
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