A Stunning Masterpiece the likes of which may never be seen again

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2019)

I can't explain how good it feels to see an old-fashioned, good, honest 'film' again.
The true art-form of the category realized. A real story told with heart, soul, and without shoving PC jargon down my throat. No agenda's here. Just showing human beings for what they are - real people with shortcomings and downfalls. More interestingly yet again - exposing what the real world and what real world power is - based on corruption and scandal. Everyone remembers JFK for his greatest speeches. Few care to realise that he, like every politician, was shrouded by corruption and nepotism. And people now are angry at Trump because he won't show you his tax returns! As if the rest of politicians are saints. If that's all you've got to worry about, I'd say you're doing alright.
It's clever, and it's funny, and engaging, genuine, and sparks emotion. There are cameos and nods to the classics. The performances are only outclassed by the absolutely flawless direction. Flawless. This is direction perfection. This is what Todd Philips and all the other 'wannabe artsy' hacks need to look up and take notice - and learn something - from. What a shame to think how incredible Joker would have been if Marty had taken the reigns, rather than the totally unbelievable, mis-characterisation garbage of a borefest we got from Joker.
It is long - a good 40 minutes or so - but knowing it's made for Netflix, it's entirely understandable why Marty decided to tow the line there.
Forget Goodfellas. This is truly Godfather-esque in its storytelling ability and scope. Like Once Upon A Time, this is truly a nod to real films and storytelling of the past, and it's a crying shame that this will potentially be one of the last true films of its kind, ever to be made - just like Once Upon A Time.
I was lucky enough to see this in an actual movie theatre - with curtain, dress circle and all - and will remember this for the rest of my life. Incredible job by all involved.
DeNiro - Best Performance in decades.
Pacino - Surprisingly funny and subtle in his versatility.
Pesci - My goodness, Pesci. Never should have given acting up. Still has it in spades. Could steal a scene in no less than 15 seconds from almost any current leading actor you could imagine. They don't make em (films or stars) like this anymore.