This movie gives you an inside look of the mob. Henry Hill, saving his life, split from the mob and turned informant, then told his story which became GoodFellas. You just can't get any better acting than you find here from Ray Liotta playing Hill, or Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro. The story follows Hill from when he first became connected to the wiseguys as a kid, up through getting married, having a family, then becoming involved with drugs, and getting busted.
There's some classic lines to come out of this movie, such as Pesci's character jokingly asking you think I'm funny? Am I like a clown to you? Also classic is the soundtrack, which follows Hill from the 50s to the 70s. As far as telling the story of the film, you can't do better than this soundtrack. Listening to the soundtrack is like watching the movie, as you see the whole thing play out. Even away from the actual soundtrack, I hear the instrumental part of Layla, and just imagine the bodies hanging in the refrigerated truck. It's genius!
There's some classic lines to come out of this movie, such as Pesci's character jokingly asking you think I'm funny? Am I like a clown to you? Also classic is the soundtrack, which follows Hill from the 50s to the 70s. As far as telling the story of the film, you can't do better than this soundtrack. Listening to the soundtrack is like watching the movie, as you see the whole thing play out. Even away from the actual soundtrack, I hear the instrumental part of Layla, and just imagine the bodies hanging in the refrigerated truck. It's genius!
