Goodfellas The Rewatchables
Goodfellas

What’s Aged the Best?

The young Henry performance, freeze frames, Sopranos connections, narration, comedy, color, wigs, music, food, the unseen Lufthansa heist, and Henry and Karen’s fights

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  • The young Henry performer is praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The freeze-frame device remains effective. — Bill Simmons
  • Tommy asking Henry to go on the double date is praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The extensive Sopranos casting connections reward later viewings. — Bill Simmons
  • The narration is praised despite one host’s general dislike of narration. — Bill Simmons
  • The corpse-excavation joke remains startling. — Bill Simmons
  • Alec Baldwin’s De Niro impression gives the film added comic afterlife. — Bill Simmons
  • The wedding’s repeated Italian names are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The pistol-whipping sequence remains forceful. — Bill Simmons
  • Its bright-green suburban palette is contrasted with the film’s usual red, blue, and black. — Bill Simmons
  • The high ratio of conspicuous wigs is praised as character detail. — Bill Simmons
  • The soundtrack is praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The movie’s food scenes make the panel hungry. — Bill Simmons
  • The prison visit and children’s eagerness to see Uncle Paulie are singled out as a darkly funny family detail. — Bill Simmons
  • Not showing the Lufthansa heist is praised as a budget-saving and story-centering choice. — Chris Ryan
  • Henry and Karen’s fights are praised for their raw intimacy and continuing attraction. — Chris Ryan
  • The music is praised as a seamless 25-year snapshot of American popular music. — Chris Ryan
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