Too long but interesting to know the facts.

Rating: 8/10 (1 December 2019)

A couple of days ago Netflix sent an e-mail to me saying that they had released The Irishman for subscribers, so yesterday I decided to see it.
The movie is still playing in theaters. Apart from that a couple of surprises were still on their way: first I was shocked to see that it ran for 3 hours and 26 minutes. While it caught my complete attention, I found this lenght way too long for my senses. Secondly, it became visually quite obvious that the main actors were "de-aged" with computers. In a way it was somewhat disturbing to see those fake faces, but anyway...
I suspect that for those who read the book they would not find Hoffa's killing suspenseful.
On the other hand De Niro, Pacino and Pesci's maneurisms and facial expressions are way too known to those who are movie buffs. Apparently no effort was done to prevent their way of acting. As a result one may have the feeling of "dÃ©ja vu" throughout the entire movie.