This movie made me feel like a potato because the plot makes no kinda sense which was so dumb and disappointing but I have it a point because of the dialogue potential. I can not figure out why people are raving about it. The acting was pretty good in parts, but the story was incredibly boring and the characters were completely unlikable. only netflix could do such a trash job at making movies. Whatever the case, as an Internet nobody and lifelong Scorsese and De Niro fan, albeit one who’s literally half their age (they’re both 76 and I’m 38), I can only fantasize about what it might have been like if The Irishman had done things the old-fashioned way and brought in Scorsese’s frequent collaborator, Leonardo DiCaprio, to play the young Frank Sheeran. The Irishman Critics Consensus An epic gangster drama that earns its extended runtime, The Irishman finds Martin Scorsese revisiting familiar themes to poignant, funny, and profound effect. I held out a long time before watching it, wife wanted to see it badly and insisted on seeing it all in one sitting, so took a while to find the time. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets Completely boring. There is a good movie in there, but Scorsese was apparently unwilling to chip away enough marble to find his statue, leaving a grotesque monstrosity with no interesting characters and no plot to speak of. This movie was 2 hours too long. Robert DeNiro, who acts as a military veteran, who never served and as a bad ass that couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag. Logo Concept by: Illumination Ink. How about story? It is a movie about white men killing white men. Depressing. The CGI makes the actors look fake. Robert De Niro as Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran. But when you try to make it a part of today, it folds like a cheap chair. Stephanie Kurtzuba as Irene Sheeran “The Irishman” presents mob life as a far more solemnly unromantic and toll-taking experience. It would have rescued this movie from expensive CG fakery and filled in a big missing face hole in the reunion pic from Scorsese’s filmography. The plot was meandering and directionless, the writing stale and regurgitated. De Niro himself convinced us that he was the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II (this, despite taking the stage after Marlon Brando, which was no easy feat, back then). Although performances were good I, Not much difference between other mob movies, kinda dull and uneventful. Actors aren’t Benjamin Button: they can’t age in reverse, and maybe it’s vanity to think you can convince us otherwise in the context of a drama with an ostensibly human focus. The Irishman made me long for the days when he would just put actors in front of the camera and not muck with their faces on the computer. Movies like this have littered the film landscape for 38 years since 1972’s The Godfather (which did the same thing but so much better, mainly because the genre was new). The 1st act is good, but then Al Pacino chews the scenery and the film gets boring and bogged down in a political drama. DeNiro is terrible. Once great actors walk through their parts in a meandering tale with occasional gore and violence. It has no social importance or, more seriously, redemption. The worst movie from Scorsese. That's how bad this movie is. Overrated and boring Movie. Maybe if I had played more video games, I would be inclined to forgive this flaw. It is a movie about white men killing white men. As it is, what Scorsese gives us with The Irishman is an unglamorous return to mob movie territory, where the men’s half-CG faces are now fraying at the edges, skin-walking in unnatural ways. Love goodfellas so was high decent expectations for this. Not much difference between other mob movies, kinda dull and uneventful. It’s probably not as bad as New York New York. Initially, I would rate it a 5 but on reflection, this was a complete waste of my time. This movie was a disappointment on a every level. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy … I'm trying to find something good about this movie but can't. Martin Scorsese did a marvelous job selling this to Netflix, because no one else would play it. Although performances were good I couldn't find the characters that convincing, This is the worst film of 2019. I was going to give 0 but ended up giving 1 because Al Pacino still looks like he is at least barely alive. Why it is impossible to find new young actors, but not these old men? No way does this movie deserve a 94 weighted score. Story line is of interest although not factual but....the....movie....just....drags... on and on. I was going to give 0 but ended up giving 1 because Al Pacino still looks like he is at least barely alive. DeNiro in blue contacts looks fake. Your mileage may vary on whether the de-aging is distracting or not. How about understanding relationships and what motivates a character? Slow hard to follow, drawn out. Nevertheless, as I watched The Irishman — a film that has received universal acclaim — I felt the contrarian rearing up in me, chafing against the idea that it was an instant classic on par with some of his other certified masterpieces. A real, flesh-and-blood actor like him, instead of a video game approximation of De Niro in a World War II helmet, would have been such a simple, graceful solution. I’m taking for granted that the reader knows who Jimmy Hoffa is. Going by that standard, The Irishman is nothing we haven’t seen from him before. Skip it, ir rent it later. Has extremely no porpuse and may be one of the most overrated movies on this decade only because of it's cast. I was fine with them being old, as in their real ages, but as most of the movie reflected to their youth it made it difficult to even absorb the story line while they performed their non-youthful flashbacks. Very Bland very. It’s just a sad waste. This was a horrible movie. Harvey Keitel and Katherine Narducci were two bright spots but barely registered in the story. A huge (and lengthy) swing and a miss from Scorsese, De Niro, and Netflix. Web design by Pro Blog Design. We’ll address that as this goes along and the diluted power of Hoffa’s name will inform how we wrap this up. It is this “bad weather” that delivers the light, the colour and the drama for which the Irish landscape is famous. The CGI anti aging was hard to watch for 3+ damn hours. Tried to watch a full hour and yawned more times than i did in a whole year. Robert De Niro is out defending The Irishman from claims that the movie is based on lies. Tried to watch a full hour and yawned more times than i did in a whole year. In the end, just a DEPRESSING excersize in Mafia bleakness; you don't care about ANY of these people. This is the film that the characters from The Producers would've made if instead of Springtime for Hitler they decided. I know some of the critics have applauded the slow pace, the artistry of the photography, but I just don't get that. In this one instance, I will not rejoice, because— like Peter Griffin assessing The Godfather — “I did not care for” The Irishman. A 90 minute film might have worked. Directed by Martin Scorsese. The actors characters are ok but it’s all over the place and overrated. TERRIBLY long.. and usually, tedious. Negative customer experiences lead to bad reviews, and a bad review can do serious damage--the kind that takes more than a good review to fix. He jokes about his prep for killings: “Sometimes with something like this, you might want to go to the bathroom first.” We understand all too well that this advice for bladder care applies to the movie, also. This bloated 3.5 hour film does not. My dad and “Jimmie” went to work for very German and very non-Jewish, non-Irish and non-Italian Josef at around age 12. © 2021 METACRITIC, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. There are no women, no blacks, no other ethnicities. I know a three is harsh, but I feel I have to balance out the idiots who are heaping praise on this crap just because. This film followed the same script as any other mob movie by Scorecese: "look how bad, violent, and petty these guys are". Or maybe there’s a layer of inherent visual artifice that comes with, say, a Star Wars film, which helps muddy the field, letting you know, deep down, that most of what you’re looking at is fake, so you can more easily accept its otherwise bizarre CG resurrections (Peter Cushing) and “youthifications” (Carrie Fisher passed away a week and a half after the world saw her young digital likeness pasted on a body double in Rogue One). Go ahead and admit it — The Irishman on Netflix is terrible. Glad they are banned from oscars. For your consideration: Goodfellas 3: The Golden Years.). Wait to see it for free. Despite the impressiveness of its artistic accomplishments, it's not the greatest film of the year, nor is it Scorsese's best. Obviously, in this case, the models weren’t CG … but you get the point. I know a three is harsh, but I feel I have to balance out the idiots. Nothing new here. For example, if you search for The Irishman on Twitter, the first suggestion is "The Irishman boring". De Niro, if you’re not acquainted with the particulars of the plot, plays the titular Irishman, Frank Sheeran. If you don’t, perchance, not to worry. Al Pacino as James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa. Their performances are solid, but just needed a better story. Story line is of interest although not factual but....the....movie....just....drags... on and on. Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel — is the director’s most satisfying film in decades. To me, the digital makeup looked more like digital Botox. The misgivings of one underwhelmed fan certainly can’t diminish it. Since most people outside Asia haven’t seen it and the novelty factor’s still there, imagine how brain-melting it would have been to see DiCaprio join the cast of The Irishman, in addition to all these other legendary performers. Has extremely no porpuse and may be one of the most overrated movies on this decade only because of it's cast. I would probably have enjoyed it more if it was my first gangster movie but this just about rolls through every cliche there is. Apologies in advance to the hard-working people at Industrial Light & Magic and all the rest of the cast and crew of The Irishman. Unless you're predisposed to unconditionally and indiscriminately love just about anything by Team Scorcese/DeNiro/Pacino, you'll be disappointed in The Irishman. There are no women, no blacks, no other ethnicities My review: The Irishman is part of a dead genre that no one cares about anymore. It has no social importance or, more seriously, redemption. It's sharp, engaging, and crackling with conflict. Very Bland very boring very predictable. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - Complete Edition, MXGP 2020 - The Official Motocross Videogame, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer. This movie was a disappointment on a every level. I turned to her, stopped the movie and said "This is sooo. The plot leaves large gaps causing the audience to become confused, whereas the CGI on De Niro lands often in the uncanny valley. All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. Make it stop. The last hour, especially, was inexcusably so. The 1st act is good, but then Al Pacino chews the scenery and the film gets boring and bogged down in a political drama. Absolutely awful. Why they are still removed? But the acting was uninspired, particularly from Pesci and Pacino who always seemed to be aware that they were being filmed, and DeNiro, who was wooden throughout. the Robert De Niro we fell in love with well...he has departed for places unknown. The plot was meandering and directionless, the writing stale and regurgitated. Simply do what they have been doing for decades, have someone else play the actors in their younger. Its the 21st Century. Andrea Peyser. /Film Blogging the Reel World Robert De Niro excels at playing closed-off, unreachable characters—hard men who might seem a bit dull if you met them for the first time, but have inner lives that they rarely let anyone see, and are mysteries to themselves. I am a movie lover fed up with decades of stories about murderers. Hopefully he gets back on track with that new Decaprio feature he is prepping to shoot. A Who's Who of old Mafia actors; DeNiro an adenoidal caracature of himself.. repeating his lines, repeating his lines.. I shut it off. After the first 30 or 40 F bombs and MFers it gets a bit tiring. On a broader brush I say: Scorsese and Tarantino and the ilk should no longer have the power to make their pointless glorification of murder stories. The CGI makes the actors look fake. Its the 21st Century and here Deniro romanticizes life as a loudmouth, racist, bully CGI old man who uses Catholicism as a predictable prop. If only the visual effects were the worst part of The Irishman, an overly long, overstuffed mafia film that has nothing to say and doesn't even seem to know what story it's telling. The Irishman uses this very mortal limitation to its artistic advantage. Perhaps more more fiction to grip the audience. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. It's a great movie from a director in his autumn years … No way to give spoilers for this movie... Just Another gangster film that takes place over decades the CGI is very bad and almost laughable because you can hear the really ancient actors voicing over themselves as young? Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino for the first time in decades, in this adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses which recounts the final days. If it taught me anything at all, is that we men, as we get older, have to learn to recognize when it is time to stop. Martin Scorsese's exciting, epic-length new crime film, The Irishman, isn’t Goodfellas Light or Goodfellas 2, it is more an inverse Goodfellas. I would need to watch those scenes again to be sure (I won't) but it didn't seem like those scenes had any higher purpose other than showcasing the editor's boredom with the subject matter (or maybe Netflix's budgetary desire to limit the best directors and actors of our generation to one take). Deniro used to be a great actor but now he is a prost!tute making films that contradict everything he says he hates about Trump. Film Review: The good, the bad, and 'The Irishman' By David Palmer Thursday Nov 7, 2019 at 3:58 AM. The greatest waste of movie budget in the history of movies. No way to give spoilers for this movie... Just Another gangster film that takes place over decades the CGI is very bad and almost laughable because you can hear the really ancient actors voicing over themselves as young? 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