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Rating: 7/10 (16 May 2020)

I love Martin Scoresese, easily one of the best film makers alive. However i belive this film is exellent interms of reincarnating the classic 80s/90s mafia/drama genre that film lovers are passionate about. Indeed this film executes that excellently and was thoroughly enjoyable becasue of that. However, just becasue a film is 3.5 hours long doesnt give it 'depth', it quite frankly makes it a tv series that wants to get into the oscars, with alot of the scenes being enjoyable despite the length passive specatorship will destinquish the audiences attention for the characters and the story. You can also CGI someone to look younger as much as technology lets you, but you cannot CGI a 70 year old (legendary actor)s body language. That scene where he beats up the shopkeeper who hasseled his daughter is very embarrasing to watch and they should've just hired a body double and shot from a different angle to deter the audience from witnissing that somewhat laughable scene that contrasts from what the context of the scene wants the audience to think.
Overall, the film is definitley worth a watch... But unlike Good Fellas and The Godfather, it isn't a classic you can re-watch over and over again.
I was struggling whether to give it a 6 or 7/10.