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The Irishman review- A Cinematic Marvel ★★★★★



The Irishman Movie Review

Martin Scorsese has caused quite a stir in social media and in news lately for his statement about Marvel Movies and for his movie “The Irishman”. The movie is based on the Charles Brandt's book, I Heard You Paint Houses. It showcases the journey of Frank Shereen, a previous world war veteran who turns from a small time crook to a Hitman and his journey through the course of time and his relationships with famous historical personalities like James Hoffa, Russell Buffalino and Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano. In a nutshell The Irishman is a Cinematic Marvel.

First thing I’m going talk about is the reunion of elite Goodfellas cast of Robert Di Niro and Joe Pesci. Also Al Pacino who joins the cast is pleasure to watch (scenes when he is full of energy and cusses haha) and it would be understatement if we start talking about their acting. In every conversation these people are involved you feel the connection, the back and forth dialogues they share makes you feel the characters. Everyone simply puts forth their superlative performances in the screen but for me one that stood apart was Joe Pesci. His slow movement and lowered voice simply puts a mafia persona making him feel more powerful. It is very pleasing to know after turning down the role multiple times Pesci finally said yes to Irishman. For audiences who don’t know who Pesci is you might remember him as one of the two burglars from Home Alone.

Another great aspect of the movie is its cinematography. The following continuous shot of some scenes as it transactions its focus from people to objects will make you feel the tension and the sense of involvement in that particular engaging scene.  The soundtrack is again good matching the mood of the scene after you watch the movie the song “In the still of the Night” will keep running in your head.

However there are few things that I feel could have been better one is the CGI done to the faces of young Di Niro don’t exactly match with their stance and movement. It feels only the face is younger not their movement. Other aspect is the length, I feel the length could have been sliced off a 30 minutes or so the whole story seems engaging. You start to drift a little in between when there is no advancement in the story line

and you are likely to sidetrack from the movie. So my recommendation take a full time and watch it in a go without any distractions. And I don’t know if it’s just me but I figured out a continuity error in the courtroom scene which bothers me. Apart from these few things the movie is perfect. Martin Scorsese’s depiction of the gangster movie is reminiscent of Goodfellas but soars high above it.

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