Al Pacino the Great

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2019)

What's special about 'The Irishman'? With its three and a half long playtime, this is certainly not just another Netflix flick. No, instead 'The Irishman' demands your attention from the second it starts till the second it ends. You'll find no hand holding or plot exposition here (other than the trademarked Scorsese VO of course), this is pure, unadulterated storytelling from the best in the business.
Thanks to the latest and greatest de-aging tech, we follow Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran as he begins his career for the Bufalino family. There he meets Russel Bufalino, played by Joe Pesci and things start to unravel.
While De Niro and Pesci never miss a beat, Al Pacino somehow manages to steal every scene he is in. This is Pacino at his best, most boisterous - the Pacino of old, and that's a good thing.
If you don't have Netflix, get it. The Irishman is grade A cinema. It is what it is.