The Irishman

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2019)

De Niro plays a small time tough guy sponsored by top gangster Pesci. It charts his career with particular emphasis on his relationship with Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa played by Pacino.
This is a very fine film indeed and the finesse with which Scorsese brings the story to life with relatively few grandstanding events is hugely impressive. The performances are all great - De Niro carries the picture quite gently as the lead, with Pacino ideally cast in a shouty role and Pesci all nicely understated. Stephen Graham is also excellent in a smaller but key role.
The running time at 3 and a half hours is actually pretty painless as you are very rarely not completely absorbed. I think perhaps 15 minutes of trimming might have helped in the final act which seems determined to cover off extraneous detail.