Sheer brilliance

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2003)

Anyone who thinks that this film is slow is surely showing their level of maturity. This film is decpicting a very large portion of a lifetime hence the length of it. I cannot see how the quality of this movie is degraded in some of these user comments. Personally I can sit and watch movies all day and night. Those of you who said that it was too long should go and rent Toy Story! This film is exactly what I want from a film. It has purpose,a good storyline thoughout, vision and delivers on all other fronts. It is sheer brilliance. De Niro shows his marvellous ability to literally become the character a feat he accomplishes time and time again, and James Woods is fantastic throughout. Storyline and directing is at it's best. I do actually believe that this storyline is better than that of the Godfather in that there is more to it. I don't blame the director for choosing this over the Godfather storyline. I enojyed this film for so many reasons that I wouldn't have the time to write them all but basically it delivers everything from a film that I am after and so much more.
3 Hours 47 minutes- that's how you make a film!!