A movie 20 years late

Rating: 7/10 (23 February 2020)

The movie is unnecessarily long. There are so many scenes which could easily be done away with. But to add to it a Godfatheresque touch, ace director Scorsese drags it far and far to a point you start feeling bored. Character development of De Niro is brilliant but the same cannot be said about others, particularly John Hoffa or Pacino. On the contrary, De Niro somehow looks nonchalant throughout the movie, while Pacino and Pesci really shine. The de-ageing effect through CGI is ludicrous. I mean, these are old men. Just by some effects you can not make some hepta or octogenarians look young. Had it been released a couple of decades earlier with at least 90 minutes less run-time, it would have been a cult movie. But now its late, very late. Watching two legends Pacino and De Niro sharing screen together for so long is a delight though. Its a good lessons for the highly rated young actors, too. When people want to see a pair on screen, they do not take a call on it fearing they might lose some fans and when they finally take a call positively at the fag end of their career, they have lost their charm. To conclude, it may be a swansong in the careers of the illustrious actor trio by an ace director who is also past his prime. Only if the effort was a little more fascinating. Will give it 7 out of 10 for the love of the actors and the director.