Not Scorsese's best but damn good anyway.

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2019)

This is a movie that shows the talents of both the person behind the camera and those in front of it. Martin Scorsese is, in my opinion at least, one of the greatest directors in Hollywood today. He's never failed to entertain and even though he's had some financial flops he has managed to garner a lot of critical acclaim not to mention a lot of fans of is work. Add to that some powerhouse performances by Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino and you have yourself a great movie.
Robert DeNiro plays the titular Irishman. He's a working stiff that drives trucks for a living. A chance encounter with Joe Pesci and a chance to make some money lands him a position in the mob and a friendship with legendary Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. The movie follows his life, his dealings with the mob and the aftermath of what he did.
This is a powerful movie. It's also really long clocking in at three hours. And while the last third of the movie does drag a bit in places it's still worth the watch.
The best part of it however is the de-aging they did on the main cast. It is seamless and a wonder to behold. We see them as old men, as middle aged men and everything in between. And while I'm aware they're all in their 70's at no point did it show and you could believe they were playing younger men. While in some movies, like Tron Legacy, the uncanny valley did make some appearances in the de-aged Jeff Bridges it was nowhere to be found here. Truly one of the best examples of this technology I've seen to date.