Article on GoodFellas

[Najemikon]

I actually find Goodfellas a bit indulgent. Don't misunderstand, I love it, but while we're splitting hairs , in comparison to the first two Godfathers or purely as a film, Taxi Driver, I find it less incisive.

[Antares]

I actually find Goodfellas a bit indulgent.

Same here.

But then again, that's been Scorsese's modus operandi throughout his career.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Nothing against John Malkovich but him playing Jimmy Conway

Wouldn't have necessarily been a failure. Just check his performance in "Knockaround Guys".

[Najemikon]

Neither of them look a thing like the guy who inspired the Conway character, so whose to know? Malkovitch could have been awesome. He can deliver charming menace, with just a hint of madness. I think he could have even been better than De Niro when Conway gets paranoid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_%28gangster%29

I actually find Goodfellas a bit indulgent.

Same here.

But then again, that's been Scorsese's modus operandi throughout his career.

True, though I found it less so in Taxi Driver. Shutter Island is refreshing for being so old fashioned actually.