article_snippet.sent: Many regard the Oscar-nominated mob tale as more than just a great film of the genre, but also one of the greatest movies of all time.
article_snippet.sent: Martin Scorsese's used a compelling narrative with strong visuals married by a powerful rock soundtrack to reinvent the gangster film. '
article_snippet.sent: Sorvino, who portrayed Paulie the mob capo that takes Liotta's Henry under Liotta's Henry wing, thinks Martin Scorsese's went beyond reinventing the genre. '
article_snippet.sent: It's not even part of a genre; it's like tearing off that wall and taking a look inside to see what it really is,' Sorvino said of the gritty depiction of life as a mid-level mobster.
article_snippet.sent: Based on the nonfiction best-seller Wiseguy written by Nicholas Pileggi, the story traces the life of Henry Hill — a mobster-turned-informant — from his childhood and life of petty crime to rise and fall in the underworld.