Almost a masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2020)

I could not start it, because it's 3,5 long and was always afraid will not finish it in one sit. Last night I finally managed to convince myself I will just stop in the middle and watch it in episodes like a mini-series.
Oh boy was I wrong! it was impossible to put it down and i ended up watching it till 2AM.
While the movie could maybe (and maybe not) benefit from a little shorter exposition it is fantastic. While chaotic at first and hard to follow as you jump back and forth in the stream of time you soon realise that this is how a memory of an old De Niro works as he tells the story of his life, friendships and betrays.
After the first hour or so it clicks and then with every passing hour it becomes so much more and zones into the human nature, and pain, and unexpected territories only to end on a soulcrashing discovery in the end. Scorsese has deliverd us a masterpiece!
I really enjoyed it and it's a pity it did not win any Oscars. Having just watched it in May 2020 it is the first great movie of this year for me and one of the best I've seen in years.
It would have been 10/10 if not for some strange CGI moments with edge on the uncanny valley effect. Sometimes the young version of actors are just a tad creepy. They look super real, but still there is something off. Still nn amazing achievement in creating virtual perfomances.