Gets better with every minute

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2020)

In my opinion, "The Irishman" has it all - great actors, great story and a great director. The beginning is tame, and maybe even boring in certain parts. And yet, with every minute the story gets better.
What I like to see in a movie is how every character is important. We get to know the backstories of real-life characters portrayed in a movie, and Scorsese does a great job at showing how they're all connected, and how every single characters plays a part. In the cast we see the brightest stars in Hollywood, like Robert De Niro, as well as lesser known actors, for example Jesse Plemons. What I loved was how good Al Pacino was as Jimmy Hoffa. Many of his recent movies weren't the best ones, especially Hangman, in which the actors didn't even try to save the absolute disaster of a movie. In this one, Pacino shines as bright as in the good old days and shows he still is an excellent actor.
The story itself plays smoothly and precisely, although as I mentioned earlier I was a little bored during the beginning. Fortunately, as the years pass by, everything starts to make sense. It's not easy to show such a big part of someone's life in one movie, even if it lasts 3.5 hours. It came out really well, as the story isn't rushed. I would even say it's beautiful in a way, almost magical and aesthetically pleasing. The ending is an absolute masterpiece, and it ends the story in the best possible way.
It's not the best movie that came out in 2019, and probably not a one I would watch many times. Despite this, I clearly see Scorsese's genius, and without a doubt "The Irishman" deserves at least 8 stars.