Felt like a comedy at times...

Rating: 5/10 (27 November 2019)

The really overly brightly Casino type lighted scenes usually with Al Hoo Haa Pacino hooing and haaing as he chews up the scenery. I wasn't sure whether I should be laughing or not.
For me it was practically impossible to watch this and not realise I was watching a bunch of actors trying to convince me this was real - and failing miserably. I'm not sure if that's down to me getting older or down to Scorsese's direction. For instance: Harvey Keitel doesn't have a lot to do and he has a hard job breaking free from Winston Wolf who he is still playing on insurance commercials. In no way does he come across as bad ass or intimidating.
At first I couldn't get used to the de-aging. It didn't look right on those old bodies but after a while I stopped noticing and just went along with it.
I spent a large portion of the picture wondering how much time had passed. Admittedly two hours had passed before I finally checked which I thought was impressive despite having the length of a feature length movie still ahead of me.
Looks great but lacks the highs of Goodfellas cod let's face it that's the only film we're comparing it with int't it?