Vintage Scorsese showing its age

Rating: 5/10 (29 November 2019)

The Irishman is more about "acting" and "directing" rather than telling a compelling story. I know I'm venturing into dangerous ground criticizing this film but I'm sorry, both my wife and I did not enjoy this film. Watching the behavior of these awful men doing the same awful things over and over again was neither interesting or enlightening. Once you found out who they were all they did was "wash, rinse and repeat," or in their case, "Rob, Kill and Repeat."
"The Irishman" would have been a much more enjoyable and interesting film if the story had been told from Frank's daughter, Peggy's, point of view. Instead it was a three and half hour slog going over familiar ground covered much better in "Goodfellas," and "Casino." Repetitive scenes with actors twenty years too old (even after CGI enhancement) playing morally reprehensible and fundamentally UNINTERESTING characters who never made the right choice was a numbing and desultory experience.