A well-made film that falls below expectations

Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2019)

Attended the first day of the limited release (Nov 1st) in Los Angeles. I've always been a huge fan of Pacino, Deniro, Pesci and Scorsese, so anticipating the release was exciting.
The actors, cinematography, costume design, music and overall capture of the period piece is absolutely phenomenal ... it is no doubt an amazing overall directorial achievement by Scorsese coupled with the amazing talent of the actors.
My complaint is the screenplay (which seems to be the continuous plague in Hollywood today) and the unnecessary amount of extra scenes (thank you Marty), especially towards the end. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who found this film to be "slow-moving". I'd say you could have easily cut out at least 30 - 45 minutes out of the film and would have would up with a masterpiece.
Overall, I saw it in the theatre since Deniro, Pacino, Pesci and Scorsese collaborated, but if you ask me had I known what I know now, I would have told you I'd skip this one and instead rewatch "Heat" (1995), "Casino" (1995), "Once upon a time in America" (1984) and "Godfather: Part 2" and would get a much better "fix" than watching the film.
However, since art house flicks like this one are a dying breed, the Oscar season is coming up and if you're a fan of the actors / director, go see it ... it's always amazing to watch Deniro, Pacino and Pesci together on the big screen.