Most overrated movie of 2019... This year's Roma all over again

Rating: 4/10 (5 January 2020)

I don't know what's going on with movie ratings, critics and reviews these days but something is very fishy. Just like the movie 'Roma' last year also from Netflix, this year we get 'The Irishman' as the most overrated and polarizing movie of the year. Just like for Alfonso Cuaron who is a good director but made a boring so so film with 'Roma' albeit with beautiful cinematography, the 'Irishman' is a repetitive opus and mostly boring redux of Scorcese's past materpieces like 'Goodfellas' with a legendary cast of actors who are but an old shell of themselves. De Niro is not believable as a mobster given his age - no matter how much CGI you put on his face, his body just doesn't act/look the part. Joe Pesci just looks old even when he's supposed to look young. Al Pacino just doesn't fit the Hoffa character no matter how good an actor he is. Anna Paquin doesn't have much of a part in this movie as she barely speaks or emotes in the movie. Harvey Keitel just plays an insignificant part. Ray Romano & Bobby Cannavle were the only redeeming memorable supporting characters in this film. Scorcese is just making the same movie as Goodfellas/Casino with less mastery, and less energy, desire for tight editing/cinematography, nicely choreographed fighting/crime sequences, character development and good acting direction. Despite being a 3.5h movie, it just feels like you never get much into the psychology of the main protagonists or any kind of interesting plot... a mess of a film... even the soundtrack feels repetitive using the same tricks as his past movies... The Irishman is definitely not what the ratings would want to make you believe it is... which tells me that the fix is in... The oscars might give this movie a shot at best picture just like they did for Roma last year for best foreign film, except this time, it's the crown jewel for Netflix... So overrated by bot ratings and at best dubious reviews... In short, 'The Irishman' is the most overrated film I've seen since 'Roma'.