I think the point of the movie was to show the inevitable fate of the mafia winding down, no longer needed in modern society. And that's fine but so much of the movie was spent on the politics of the mob and details that just feel redundant by this point - we don't need to be shown the patriarchal nature of the mob and it's connection with the government ad nauseam. It's just not interesting anymore and really feels like it romanticizes the mafia which diminishes anything they do in the end - because what, are you really supposed to feel sorry for a character you know has basically murdered in the double digits for most of the film and for fairly mindless reasons too?

The one interesting point within Frank's character is that he is doing the killings like a soldier carrying out orders so you're left thinking how much responsibility does he have in the killings vs someone who kills out of passion or rage or greed. Thinking back on it right now there's some cerebral enjoyment from that question but during the movie not so much.