Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas is a film that needs no introduction.
The definitive mob movie, Goodfellas is not just one of the greatest crime films of all time, but one of the best films ever made period.
Full of fantastic performances, the standout of the lot may be Robert De Niro’s spine-tingling turn as mobster Jimmy Conway.
In the long, fruitful history between De Niro and Scorsese, this may be their best collaboration.
De Niro turns from charismatic to stone-cold killer at the drop of a hat, and the chemistry between him, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, and Lorraine Bracco is undeniable.
He plays Conway as a coiled snake, and the audience is always unsure if or when he is about to strike.
The famed diner sequence, as well as the scene between him and Bracco discussing Henry’s case display this greatly.
However, how close is De Niro to his real-life equivalent,…
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