I decided to watch this movie to give into the rants I've head all my friends say about it. I never thought I'd like a mod movie that wasn't Scarface, but I can honestly say this may be one of my new favorites. From the very beginning I loved the feel of this narrated story that kind of made it feel like a documentary, teaching us about the life of a new coming mobster.
The movie moved along quickly and had points of view that shifted to different characters. Voice overs from not only Ray Liotta's character, but also his wife Karen gave the viewer insight into what each was thinking. Although very violent and gruesome at some points, the special effects were realistic enough to made you cringe and cover your eyes, the soundtrack added intense drama to these dark scenes. But humor also played a big part in the movie, especially with joe Pesci's character, acting wild and outlandish most of the the, then going home and kissing his mother on the cheek and telling her they just had an "accident" with blood on their clothes.
The cuts from scene to scene seemed abrupt most of the time, but kept with the theme of a story which needed to keep the viewer on their toes. The plot moved along fairly quickly, covering a long period of time in the main characters life, but sometimes it slowed down when quirky things would happen like characters talking directly to the camera. I think the variety in this movie, as well as the dynamic characters made it really enjoyable and interesting to watch, I'm glad I finally gave it a chance.
Almost everybody who worked on this movie came back and did "Casino" five years later. I think it's just as good and maybe even better.
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