just watched this amazing film again. i saw it when it came out. to me, its like a soulful film, whereas Goodfellas in exciting and nihilistic. i would never have put it anywhere near Goodfellas, but as i age, i think i prefer it. it was even a little bit emotional. and of course as a youngin, i loved Sonny. i still do, but i think De Niro as the workingclass dad is a great moral lesson. I almost think De Niro did this film as an answer to Goodfellas where he was just this psychopath. props to chaz palminteri, a dude who is slept on. wrote it as well. i think this film is top 4 for me with Godfather and Scarface. the Godfather movies are lyrical, Scarface is just craziness and extremes, A bronx Tale is the soul song.
also, great to see a dark skined beauty be desired. we dont see our women celebrated like that, ust as a simple girlfriend to aspire to. while also documenting the tension between blacks and italians.