Today is Martin Scorsese's 70th birthday - again highlighting how in the past two weeks November has come to be the best month for birthdays. I would be doing my usual "best of" list here, but the truth is, I haven't seen all that many of his films. I did love Hugo, Shutter Island, The Departed, The Aviator, Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, but one film of his sticks out in my mind more than any other: Goodfellas.
Goodfellas wasn't a film which I loved right from the very beginning. I first saw it around three months ago, and I felt a little underwhelmed by how long it was. However, I managed to buy the Blu-Ray a couple of weeks back and I gave it another spin, which gave the film a whole new lease on life. If there's any film that shows Scorsese's distinctive style, or any film that future film-lovers should opt for first when getting their dose of Scorsese, it is Goodfellas.
