Big fan of Mob movies and Scorcese in particular. Always been a huge admirer of Pacino and De Niro so it hurts to give a frank review of this mess of a film.

There are far too many self-indulgent scenes which drag on far more than is necessary. The conversations are repetitive and drag on endlessly. The de-aging works well on the features but it falls apart as soon as the actors move! De Niro moves like the old man he is. Pacino plays Hoffa with his Michael Corleone character out of Godfather 3 with a bit of ancient Scarface thrown in. The best portrayal is from Pesci who still has that sinister air about him from Goodfellas and Casino albeit with a lot more wrinkles. Considering the length of the film there is very little character development and you get no education on where the principles came from to be where they are now.

Ray Romano as a mob lawyer? Just doesn't work.

Visually the film is stunning as with all Scorcese titles but this just isn't enough to lift it above mediocre at best. Compressed into a 2 hour flick with some sensible pacing this story could have worked but just not enough substance for 3 1/2 hours.

Better watch Goodfellas, Casino or Wolf of Wall Street to see what Scorcese is like at the top of his game. This isn't that.