Beter Than Average Gangster Film. - The Irishman

Rating: 6/10 (23 March 2020)

The Irishman is entertaining, but it is not a classic or great film. The script is very good, the direction is tight and the acting is first-rate. The film is too long. Some scenes are tool long. Deniro does not convince as an Irishman. Pesci is very good. Pacino gives it the old college try, but does not convince as an Irishman either. Jack Nicholson did a much better job as Hoffa in a previous version. THe film is fast-paced at times and drags at other times. I love DiNero, Pesci, Pacino, and Scorcese, but this film had no Irish sensiblitilits at all; it was a remake of THe Godfather, with Pesci in the role of Brando. Good try; no cigar.