A very good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I was really eager to check it out again. Well, basically, after struggling for many years, Martin Scorsese finally managed to get his breakthrough with this movie. Indeed, even though this movie was not his debut, it was here that he finally introduced his directing style and displayed his huge potential. Of course, Robert De Niro was involved and he would also get  his breakthrough thanks to this movie. To be honest, I don't think it is one of Scorsese's best movies though. Indeed, there was basically no story and it was rather messy. Eventually, he would make ‘Taxi Driver’, ‘Raging Bull’, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Casino’ and those are only some of the movies he would direct with De Niro so that’s rather unfair to compare this movie to such impressive classics but it was still really solid. Above all, with this movie, you were able to witness the birth of one of the greatest American directors that ever lived. The most interesting aspect, in my opinion, was how gritty the whole thing was and how genuine it felt. Indeed, so far, gangsters had been usually rather glamorized but, here, they were displayed as human beings, albeit twisted but still human which was really refreshing. This attention in constructing some well defined characters would eventually become a trademark in Scorsese's work. Anyway, to conclude, it is and remains a fine movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Martin Scorsese's work.