ChuckFlixs: The IrishmanBy Chuck VanHooseDecember 4, 2019The Irishman

I wanted to get this review out last week when the movie was released. But last week included Thanksgiving and my wife and mine’s 1 year wedding anniversary. Not to mention this movie is 3 and half hours long. So it was just a matter of finding a time to watch this masterpiece. I’ll admit I had to watch the movie in 3 separate sections. Two being 1 hour sessions then the final 1 and a half

I love movies in this genre. The Irishman is a love letter to it. Martin Scoresse has a brilliant mind. This is going to be one of my favorite movies of the year.

This movie is not for everyone! The movie is 3 and half hours long so a lot of people don’t have the attention span for it. Nowadays people think movies over 2 hours can be to long. I believe movies can be long if they need to be. That’s the case with the Irishman.

The movie is based on the book I heard you like to Paint Houses. It spams from the 1950’s to 2000 about the life of Frank Sheeran who is truck driver who gets involved in a crime family.

Positives
The acting was great in my opinion. Al Pacino who played Jimmy Hoffa gave the best performance in the movie. De Niro and Joe Pesci were also great in their roles. As I said earlier I loved the direction by Scorsese.

At lot of people say that the pacing is slow . I agree that at times it can be slow but I believe that’s okay. I didn’t mind it because it took place over 50 years. I think it does a great job of character and world building.

One of my favorite scenes of includes someone getting into a car. Tension is bit perfectly in that scene.I was on the edge of my seat.

Negatives
I really don’t have any negatives for this film. Although I was okay with the pacing of the film the last 30 minutes or so did feel a little to slow. But I understand not trying to rush the finish. However I still feel like it could be trimmed down slightly.


Rating: 9/10

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