Thank you, Scorsese and cast, for reminding me what a real movie is

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2019)

Scorsese has said that the trouble with so may contemporary films is that they are patched together by committees of writers. I add that those committees are all under the double whips of Management and Algorithms. Not only have Scorsese and this brilliant, fearless and seasoned cast built a world and drawn us in, they have dealt with the hard reality of aging, loss and the inexorable passage of time. There are scenes with the old men which touched me in a way that no bunch of cute guys could have.
Reviewers who critique that The Irishman moved to slow probably need to get off their phone and social media. Real life can move excruciatingly slow, especially when we have the courage to occupy it fully. Thank you, Scorsese and team, for creating a movie that, by itself, redeems 100% of the schlock we are now exposed to. And, thank you for being the polar opposite of somebody who would say, "Ok, Boomer."