STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Robert De Niro Ray Liotta Joe Pesci

Directors Martin Scorsese

Screenwriters Nicholas Pileggi

Running Time 145 minutes

Goodfellas (18)

Plot
An adapated 'true' story of the life and times of Henry Hill - low level New York mafia member. We're shown his life from childhood, his induction to the local 'family', and his subsequent rise in status. Then it all starts going a bit pear-shaped…

Verdict
Thanks to a bottomless empathy for the Italian-American subject matter, the eye of a poet, some championship camerawork and Teflon turns from De Niro, Pesci and Liotta, 'Fellas improves with the years: brutally funny, and often just plain brutal.


Reviewer: Chris Hewitt

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