12-03-2019, 10:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2019, 06:34 PM by bionicbob. Edited 3 times in total.)
THE IRISHMAN (Netflix)
I might be the lone voice in the wilderness, but this is not a Scorsese's masterpiece.
It's very good. But there is really nothing too new in it that Scorsese hasn't covered before and better in his other gangster pictures. At this point in his career, Scorsese can make a good mob movie in his sleep....
It is wonderful seeing all the old faces, but again, these are roles these accomplished master actors have been playing for decades, so there is no real stretching or revolutionary performances here.
Again, not saying this is bad. I would watch these guys all days but again, there is nothing new here.
The De-Aging CGI and Make Up... sometimes good, sometimes flawless, but other times, really, really, REALLY weird looking.
The first hour.... I did not for a moment believe DeNiro was a man in his 30s or 40s. Sorry. But it does not work. We all know DeNiro from decades of films, we know what he looks like at that age... and this is not it. Plus, no amount of De-Aging CGI can change the fact the way he walks, his posture and holds himself, is of a much, much older man. And there is the whole fact we are suppose to believe DeNiro is Irish...?
The last two and half hours are much better it terms of believability for me. And only of the last 45 minutes really feels fresh as the consequences of a lifetime of evil comes into play.
As I said, it is a good movie. Highly watchable and entertaining. It is like wearing your favourite, comfortable sweater.
But GOODFELLAS and CASINO are far superior to this.
3 out of 5 for me.
I might be the lone voice in the wilderness, but this is not a Scorsese's masterpiece.
It's very good. But there is really nothing too new in it that Scorsese hasn't covered before and better in his other gangster pictures. At this point in his career, Scorsese can make a good mob movie in his sleep....
It is wonderful seeing all the old faces, but again, these are roles these accomplished master actors have been playing for decades, so there is no real stretching or revolutionary performances here.
Again, not saying this is bad. I would watch these guys all days but again, there is nothing new here.
The De-Aging CGI and Make Up... sometimes good, sometimes flawless, but other times, really, really, REALLY weird looking.
The first hour.... I did not for a moment believe DeNiro was a man in his 30s or 40s. Sorry. But it does not work. We all know DeNiro from decades of films, we know what he looks like at that age... and this is not it. Plus, no amount of De-Aging CGI can change the fact the way he walks, his posture and holds himself, is of a much, much older man. And there is the whole fact we are suppose to believe DeNiro is Irish...?
The last two and half hours are much better it terms of believability for me. And only of the last 45 minutes really feels fresh as the consequences of a lifetime of evil comes into play.
As I said, it is a good movie. Highly watchable and entertaining. It is like wearing your favourite, comfortable sweater.
But GOODFELLAS and CASINO are far superior to this.
3 out of 5 for me.
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