Review of GoodFellas (1990) by Jason B — 08 Feb 2016

A fantastic piece of filmmaking. De Niro, and Liotta are superb but the film is stolen by Joe Pesci's performance.

This review of GoodFellas (1990) was written by Jason B on 08 Feb 2016.

GoodFellas has generally received very positive reviews.

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