One of Scorsese's Bests.

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2020)

Review:
'The Irishman' is a crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the book 'I Heard You Paint Houses' by Charles Brandt.
Martin Scorsese comes back to gangster films and brings the big bosses from the genre with him. This movie is a three and a half hour long epic and while it doesn't necessary fly by, you enjoy every minute.
The film follows Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) and his crime family, including his time working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).
The powerhouse of actors in this movie is what sold me on it, aside form it being a Martin Scorsese film. I'm not going to talk a lot about the acting in this movie, we all know who these people are and wat they are capable of and with an amazing director behind them, no wrong can be done. I do want to discuss one actor that when a lot of people think of him, they think of Home Alone, and that's Joe Pesci. He was amazing in this movie. He stole every scene he was in for me and I was in awe watching his performance.
It's not a flawless movie and I wouldn't necessarily call it a masterpiece or something new and innovative. But for an old genre gangster film it's easily one of the best ones out there on recent years. It does have a long runtime and it is an investment, but the story being told is very good.
Overall, the movie has great performances with a very good story. The runtime is long, but if you can be invested in the story that's being told it won't matter. I really enjoyed thee film and think people who liked film such as 'Casino' or 'Goodfellas' will enjoy this movie too.
4.5/5