A masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2020)

The Irishman is a thrilling masterpiece, one of the greatest scorsese titles and the last truly cinematic and great mafia movie. Filled with vitriolic humour and extremely interesting story telling and pacing, Scorsese directs this dark, American dream story like a tragedy- a requiem. On the one hand you have all the legends back together and on the other hand a deeply touching philosophical reflection on guilt, wrong choices and nostalgia on a age long lost. Obviously, Scorsese's directing ability is mindblowing- all the scenes experiment with the form of film on the highest artistic degree- but this time this whole experience has a bittersweet feel to it. This time what lacks in this film, unlike any other of Scorsese's work, is hope. The result is moving, entertaining and brilliant.