Netflix dictating how long a movie lasts, is definitely the nail in the coffin, which is the end of cinema as we know it. Farewell Scorsese, you have sold out to Netflix.

Rating: 4/10 (1 November 2019)

The biggest crime in this movie was not an exciting gangster shootout, but simply the fact that this 3 hour 30 minute long movie was BORING. Please, never bore me with a gangster movie. A gangster movie should ALWAYS be the complete opposite of BORING.
Because director Scorsese as well as de Niro and Pacino have made such brilliant classics in the past, I simply wont settle for a boring movie like this one. I demand / desire EXCELLENCE! But ALL I got was boring.
Beware: this movie is hyped artificially on Imdb (watch out for the 10 star reviews). Never mind the fake reviews though, because my biggest disappointment is the fact that I suddenly realised that Netflix is now dictating the director on how long any movie should last. That's one of the reasons why this movie is so BORING. 3 hours and 29 minutes. What were they thinking? A director, and no one else, should decide how long/short a movie should last. Not a stock market company like Netflix, who has a certain timeslot of 3 hours and 29 minutes to fill up with CONTENT. BORING content...
Opening scene of this movie: a long walk through a home for the elderly. That says it all. This movie hasnt got a beating heart. Every gangster looks old and tired in this movie. The special effects to make de Niro look younger are not natural looking and kind of silly.
My hopes were really high for this movie. And now those hopes are crushed. Farewell Scorsese, de Niro and Pacino. You have changed American movie history, but now it is time to respectfully retire...