Overhyped TV movie

Rating: 7/10 (15 December 2019)

We all appreciate that Scorsese is one of the greats but there's nothing new here. Its a well made film but its not special or groundbreaking in any way. It wouldn't have surprised me to see this as 3 part mini series on TV. Time it seems, has passed Scorsese' work by leaving it nuanced & slightly old hat & it feels as though Hollywood's old boys club are letting us know they're all still alive & well & able to kick it with young bucks. Yes there is still a place for this sort of thing but sadly that place will be a quiet dusty corner of history as this falls well short in terms of story & relevance. Of course film critics will lap it up & fawn over Scorsese' greatness but length of film does not equal great movie & Scorsese should have left at least an hour or more on the cutting room floor. If it takes you 3hrs 30 mins to tell a story then there's something wrong.