The Irishman

🏆 | Favorite Films | Edit: 100th FILM of the YEAR WOHOOO This is 100% the longest movie I have ever seen, but it actually was worth it and didn't waste a second. I spun a wheel and truthfully didn't feel like watching a 3.5 hour long movie, but I gave it a chance and it really doesn't feel as long as it says. The character study on display is so expertly crafted and the tense situations are so perfectly built up that the pace is kept up throughout. The performances from De Niro especially but also the other great actors in this were amazing, Marty really does get the best out of almost everyone in his great films. Something I truly loved about The Irishman in particular is that it seems to focus a lot on how true the feelings of regret and loss and all other feelings of that similarity more in depth than any of his other films. The whole second half is dedicated to this and because of the amount of focus on De Niro's character it feels so real, and that is helped by his amazing performance that is only elevated by the surrounding performances of Pesci and Pacino. My few issues simply stem from the de-aging CGI which can be distracting and although I do enjoy this movie and its pacing a lot, some scenes can 100% be trimmed but realistically I think Scorsese still cooked here. All his films are just so good.