See the reality not the legend

Rating: 7/10 (16 December 2019)

This is not a classic, those saying it is are indulging in wish fulfillment. Raging Bull is a classic, Gangs of New York is a classic, Goodfellas is a classic and those days are long behind Scorsese, which is part of the problem. Here we have a mildly interesting story spanning several decades about some seriously horrible people filmed as some kind of morality play which is at least an hour too long. Most of the performances are shallow and the direction pedestrian, the only person who emerges with any real depth of performance is Pesci the rest are mere ciphers. Yes it was good to see all these greats working together again but if this film does anything it shows they are no longer greats.