Scorcese goes gentle into that good night.

Rating: 5/10 (28 November 2019)

Sorry, but as much as I love his earlier mob related works, this movie is a bloated telling of a story, the ending of which we already know. Yes, all the creative aspects are there: performances, production design, cinematography, yada yada. Essentially, we're forced by the self indulgent pacing to patiently listen to an older person tell a long winded story about people and events in which we're quickly losing interest. There's nothing at stake here. Nothing is told that hasn't been better rendered before. Perhaps it would have worked better if it had been more rigorously edited, or possibly expanded into a two or three part limited series, given all the characters and potential story lines introduced. But, here it is, wheezing to its conclusion. I hope Scorsese isn't finished making movies. I truly hope he isn't hanging his mob oeuvre hat on this film. Maybe he is. Maybe he's finished, but I hope not.