'New York Post' critic says women not 'capable' of understanding 'Goodfellas'

A movie critic who says "women are not capable of understanding" the movie GoodFellas is at the center of a firestorm on Twitter about his "sexist" comments.

On June 10, Kyle Smith, a film critic for the New York Post, wrote about the first time he saw the movie GoodFellas with his then girlfriend. While he loved the movie, the girlfriend said it was a "boy movie," and Smith wholeheartedly agreed.

He writes that the movie chronicles what "guys love above all else: sitting around with the gang, busting each other's balls." Women, also known as "the sensitivity police," can't appreciate the loose morals and up-for-anything attitudes of the mobsters in the movie.

But as Smith explains, how could women get on board with a movie about violence, sex and less than supportive friends? Especially, when movies that cater to women like Sex and the City offer a tight-knit group of "sympathetic and supportive" characters that each "describes her problems, usually revolving around the men in her life."

He writes, "As 'GoodFellas' shows us, guys hanging out together don't really like to talk about the women in their lives because that's too real."

Smith wrote the piece as a tribute leading up to the 25th anniversary of the film. Needless to say, the attention grabbing headline didn't go over well with people on Twitter.

As one person pointed out, the film's executive producer, editor and casting director of the movie were all women. Yeah, "they get it."

And Smith doesn't seem worried about the backlash. After the Guardian posted a story on Smith's movie critique, he tweeted "my dream came true. The Guardian is pitching a hissy at me."

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