Review of GoodFellas

The Scorsese-est of Martin Scorsese films, in the fact that with Goodfellas our beloved director expertly fuses the bio-pic with the mobster movie, two genres that Scorsese has come to master and redefine. Never has the gangster life been so thoroughly and effectively undressed of all its glamour and romanticism. Goodfellas follows the life of Henry Hill and delivers a thrilling ride through the tremendous ups and tragic downs of his introduction, immersion, and eventual departure from mob life. Scorsese's signature visual touches are on full display here, the soundtrack invigorates, and the performances are superb. Goodfellas is the definition of powerful storytelling, while also succeeding wildly as a character study in its ability to achieve such rich psychological subtext concerning all the major players. Goodfellas is as close to perfect as films get. Highly entertaining, haunting and captivating. And all Scorsese had to do was tell us the truth the way only he knows how.