Goodfellas
Goodfellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Jeremey reviewedJune 2, 2025
"Funny how? Funny like I told you a love story?"
Goodfellas isn’t just a mob movie. It’s a romance. A lifelong commitment. A deep, soul-bonding connection between a man and the life he couldn’t quit, even if it meant prison, paranoia, or whacking his best friend before dinner.
From the moment Henry lays eyes on the wiseguy life, it’s love at first score. The suits. The side doors. The cash-in-hand and the blood on the floor. And like any great romance, it starts with charm and ends with betrayal — but baby, what a ride.
Karen falls for him, too — the glamour, the danger, the gun in the glove box. What’s more intimate than a shared felony? Their marriage isn’t built on trust… it’s built on not asking too many questions. That’s real love.
And then there’s Tommy. Our short king of chaos. The kind of guy who’ll stomp a man to death and still ask if he’s funny. He’s not just a side character — he’s the unhinged cupid of this twisted fairytale. “Now go get your f**in’ shine box.”*
Goodfellas is The Notebook for people who think roses are overrated and bullets say it better.
5 stars. Bring a cannoli. And a shovel.