Way too long and drawn out

Rating: 4/10 (29 November 2019)

Al Pacino was the best part of this film. De Niro was good too. The whole mob thing has been beaten to death and, quite honestly now feels boring. The movie was far too lengthy with not enough payoff and a meh ending, but I guess since it's based on true events that is what we get. I finished the film thinking it was well done, but not well done enough for my taste. This movie made me want to watch the much better HEAT from 1995, which is in my top 3 favorite movies of all time and brilliantly directed by Michael Mann. In HEAT we get both Pacino and De Niro in their prime. They are now washed up and too old to really shine, although they do well in THE IRISHMAN. If you want a long, drawn out mobster film that drags and drags on for 3 and a half hours with minimal entertainment then this is for you. If you want an epic film with these 2 actors that never lets up and never disappoints and holds up to this day, watch Michael Mann's HEAT again. At least that is a 3 hours you will feel 1000% satisfaction, instead of hardly any at all with this borefest.