This cinematic piece was outstanding in its cinematography and casting… there could not have been a better choice than De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci. This powerhouse trio that completely took over the screen in such a way that made the audience empathise completely with the corrupt nature of their characters. While I thought these three were clearly the spectacle of the film, there was another constant character that gave an interesting point of view throughout the timespan of Frank Sheeran’s life, his daughter Peggy. She provides an almost moral concept to the glamourous start of the film, clearly disapproving of her father’s criminal wrong doings, and completely wise to her ‘Uncle Russel’ from a very early age.  Peggy brings the audience along with her in a way that forces us to start seeing the impact of Frank’s killings, there is one particular scene in which there is one of his murders on the news, we see her now grown up… she doesn’t even acknowledge her father and just leaves. Perhaps this is foreshadowing the distance she puts between her and her father throughout the rest of the film. The fact that it is his own daughter who is the one to disown him is very poignant, as Frank gets involved in this business to support his family with a wealthier life. However, Peggy shows that this business has not only bought them power and fortune, but also misery and torment. After all, Frank ends up alone on Christmas, in silence. What was it all for?