Scorsese could have made this like Goodfellas or Casino but he didn't want to. Pesci even said he was ready to play Tony Pro, and bring that Tommy D/Nicky Santoro energy to the role. Scorsese wanted to do this differently. I think the critics gave him a lot of crap for Casino being so similar to Goodfellas so he made sure that wouldn't happen again. The reviews are good. 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. The goose egg at the Golden Globes was undoubtedly a snub. Probably a shot at Netflix.

"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea