"If they can whack a president, they can whack a president of the union."

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2019)

"If they can whack a president, they can whack a president of the union." That's basically the quote from the Irishman that sets the stage for Scorcese's latest Magnum Opus. I am probably not the best person to trust for this sort of review because I tend to love Mob stuff that is done right, hell my Cover photo of Goodfellas tells it all I suppose. I will say that I did love it and was it too long at 3:29 minutes? I could watched 3 more hours but again I am bias but I was not bored for a second.
Joe Pesci once played a Homicidal Psychopath named Tommy Devito in Goodfellas and won best supporting actor deservedly so. This is a more understated role but make no mistake about it, after 18 years away from acting Pesci has not lost a thing, his portrayal as Russel Buffalino is amazing and was my favorite character in the movie, he may not be a Volcano about to blow his top like Devito was but he is just as dangerous and maybe more so as he pulls a few more strings.
Pacino has always been an over the top actor, some love him some think it's too much but to me he was perfect for the larger than life Jimmy Hoffa and he has a Grandiose performance that fits like a glove IMO, like Icarus Jimmy Hoffa flew to close to the sun and this is that story and what a story it is.
Deniro is The Irishman Frank Sheeran and this is the best performance I have seen from Bobby D in a long time and what can you say that has not already been said about the man, he is the company man who toes the line and does what needs doing and he really shines in the third act and I'll leave it at that.
My final review is 4 out of four I loved it and don't have many gripes about the movie at all, would have liked to maybe see a little more of Frank Sheeran's family and how it fell from his grasp. Let me know what you think, but don't be a wiseguy about it, Capisce!