A Good But LONG Crime Film

Rating: 8/10 (1 December 2019)

For some reason I could tell almost from the outset that I was watching a Scorsese movie. To be honest, the movie registered with me in much the same way as did Scorsese's Goodfellas and Casino. The difference being the dialogue for The Irishman was just expanded and some extra scenes were added making the story more detailed. Of course whenever Scorsese makes a crime film he employs his regular cast. I thought all of the performances were good except for possibly Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa. I think he could have been a little more subdued.
A lot was made of the "digital make-up" used to make the characters age. I thought it worked just fine.
If you like the Scorsese crime films, you will like The Irishman. It is a long movie so there is an investment of 3 1/2 hours. It wouldn't have bothered me a bit if they'd have trimmed some time off it, maybe even an hour. Purists will want my head for even thinking such a thing. Maybe it's that I think The Irishman is a good film, just not THAT good.