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Casino movie reviews11/28/2023 ![]() The early scenes of “GoodFellas” show young Henry Hill as a gofer for the local Brooklyn mob, which has its headquarters in a taxi garage right across the street from his house. He never learned to relax and enjoy his privileges. In one of the great buildups and payoffs in movie history, he believes he’s going to become a “made” man, realizes his mistake too late, and says “Oh, no” before being shot in the head. There’s an early scene introducing Henry’s partner Jimmy Conway ( Robert De Niro), and he enters the shot in a sort of glowing modesty his body language says, “no applause, please.” Henry’s other partner is Tommy DeVito ( Joe Pesci), who makes the mistake of over-exercising his clout instead of letting it go without saying. The rewards of unearned privilege are at the heart of “GoodFellas” (1990). I have to wait around like everyone else.” “We were treated like movie stars with muscle,” he remembers. ![]() His money is gone, most of his friends are dead, and his best friend was preparing to kill him, but after he finds safety in the federal witness protection program, he still complains. ![]() At the end of the film, Henry ( Ray Liotta) still misses the old days. ![]()
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