Pacino-Pesci-Deniro-Scorsese: A 9 year long wait

Rating: 7/10 (9 November 2019)

I remember that in 2010, when I heard that Martin Scorsese wanted to make a movie with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci, I immediately put this movie in my IMDB watch-list. Even when there were rumors of this film being shelved, I did not lose hope.
So, finally when I got to see the movie, at TIFF, last night, it was a dream come true.
Let's speak of the acting first. It was the best by an ensemble cast, in YEARS!
Robert DeNiro as Frank Sheeran was very good, especially towards the tail end after a surprising incident.
Joe Pesci was impressive in a an uncharacteristically calm mob boss Russell Buffalino. It was a treat to finally see him out of retirement.
And finally... AL PACINO.. stole the show, as Jimmy Hoffa. You have got to see it to believe it. His scene with Joe Pesci, was outstanding! Of all the movie so far, his in my personal opinion, is by far the best in the Supporting Actor category, and he deserves to take the Academy Award home.
Martin Scorsese's direction was trademark and simply brilliant. All the slayings in this movie, seemed like the real deal and managed to shock me every single time. And yes, there was a lot of that tongue in the cheek humor that we have come to expect from all of his movies.
The screenplay for the most part was taut.
The only drawback with this movie, in my view, is it's duration. Especially the last 30 minutes. The whole movie could have been reduced by at least 40 minutes.
Summary: This movie is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You can watch it now in select theaters or wait till 27th November,2019, to watch it on Netflix. But, DO watch it.