Awesome film on the mob, life, friendship and death

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2020)

I've seen some strange reviews here, as usual, everyone seems to rate things on some preconceptions of the movie, and if doesn't have superheroes in capes, they mark it down to 1. Just don't watch it with any preconceptions - watch it as an admirer of film. And you can probably do that in 2 sittings if you get easily uncomfortable sitting for that long - you do it with everything else on Netflix.
I didn't watch any adverts for this movie, and I didn't know anything about it, other than Scorsese and De Niro. That was enough for me. And so the whole way through you're gifted with many Hollywood greats re-appearing in this master piece of a life story.
And this is really where you should begin. It's not a mob movie in the sense that you'll see guns and actions scenes the whole way through. It's more life like, a story of a life, life the Godfather, slow paced, it develops in layers, and characters and conflict.
Really, and probably obviously it's about the rise of an Irishman - a nobody looking to take care of his family. But it's not an obvious rise to become a mob boss, it's about his rise and development of his character and choices. But it's also about his relationship with his friends, family and daughters. It's a beautiful film, a tragedy in a sense. It's beautifully made, well cast, well acted, subtle, funny, emotionally charged - and poignant.
You won't be disappointed - this is Scorsese being great as usual.