A bloated gangster movie

Rating: 6/10 (28 November 2019)

Its such a shame that this highly anticipated gangster epic from King of the Genre, Martin Scorcese, was so dragged out beyond necessity. If this had been compressed into 120 minutes, it would be more highly regarded by the reviewer.
Also, it felt like some if De Niro's scenes were given the odd on acceotable takes that 30 years ago, would have been canned. Pacino is excellent however, giving a powerhouse perfornance as the stubborn, yet ill fated Jimmy Hoffa, whom De Niro's character befriends.
Pesci feels quite limited here (by self choice) but still worthy of anyone's time.
Alot of the characters here seem wasted also, specifically with the calibre of Keitel on show. Paquin is another who is almost muted in terms of script dialogue.
The story wears itself out by the finale, with what I felt to be an anti climax and very disappointing overall.
I can always tell if I like a movie or not by whether or not I would watch again.
On this occasion, sadly not.