An Hour Too Long...

Rating: 6/10 (28 November 2019)

It's an okay film, but far from Scorsese's best. The last hour gave me a sense of deja vue, haven't we had this dialogue already? Incidentally, the dialogue is pretty basic, I can't think of one witty or memorable line. It's dull.
It's well shot with some interesting angles and effects, but the CGI should have rendered the bodies as well. A middle aged face on an obviously elderly body just looks wrong. De Niro moves like he has arthritis.
Maybe in a cinema with a big screen and full on Dolby this would have been better? But streamed on Netflix on my lowly 23 inch HD screen and stereo sound it was very disappointing and not worth the wait. Pacino shone out as Hoffa, I think he really relished this role, and helped save it from being a 5.
Hardcore Scorsese fans will sing its praises from the rooftops, average film fans will mumble a 'meh', forget it and move on.