GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
September 12, 1990 · Directed by Martin Scorsese
What's been said
Viewers and critics received GoodFellas as one of the greatest films ever made, with the critical reaction at release ranging from near-universal acclaim to a small handful of dissenting voices who found it dramatically unsatisfying. The ensemble performances are the most praised element, with Joe Pesci's Oscar-winning turn singled out repeatedly across critic and audience reviews, alongside the kinetic direction, propulsive editing, and meticulously curated soundtrack. The most common complaint, where one exists at all, centers on character depth and the slightly perfunctory handling of Karen Hill's perspective as a narrator, with a minority of viewers also flagging the film's overwhelming density as a challenge on first viewing. Notably, Roger Ebert called it the finest film ever made about organized crime, and the film is widely credited with reshaping the gangster genre and influencing much of the decade's cinema that followed it.
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