It doesn't beat out the first two Godfather films but Goodfellas is no doubt a really a top-notch mob film. Along with most Martin Scorsese films, it has everything you would want and very few dry spots, and it is a film you can watch again and again.
This film from 1990, is the story of Henry Hill who has been involved with the mob since he was a young teenager and as he gets older, he becomes one of the members of the business working with Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy Dev Vito (Joe Pesci). Like the Godfather films and most mob films, things start to change for the characters as time goes on and things go bad in the business.
In many ways, the characters are golden with good personalities and have a uniqueness to them. Across the board, the acting is flawless in every act.
What makes this movie so good is how it opens. I really like the idea of the Henry Hill character being told from childhood. There are some small flaws to this but it is pretty well done with good acting by Christopher Serrone. I found this all to be realistically styled and it works well as a whole.
The film mostly moves along through storytelling but there are small action scenes with some good blood to it that moves the story and are a good change of pace for the film.The story itself is really good with excellent criminals and drug scenes that are put together very well. The ending is also great and shows how a best friend can turn into an enemy.
There are some flaws with this film but they are very much overshadowed by how good this film is. The characters do not age and there is one ridiculous bar scene and this would really affect a lesser quality film but it does not affect this movie at all for me because of how amazing the rest of the film is. You can easily overlook the flaws.
The Godfathers films are of course great but Goodfellas does much more for me personally and got me more into the Mob Film genre. This is a great film that will probably grow on me even more as times goes on.
4/5
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