I feel I've been too lenient with my star ratings in the past. The Irishman is the perfect place to start correcting my mistakes. You would think the star power of Deniro, Pacino, Keitel, and Pesci would make this movie great, on top of directing by Scorsese. It didn't. This was pretty bad.

Mind you I didn't finish watching the movie. But here's the story from what I recall. A man who begins his career as a driver for the meat industry begins getting into more risky mob related jobs. These are sometimes violent. He rises up and makes a name for himself. Somewhere along the line he joins sides with Jimmy Hoffa, the teamster leader. There he uses his skills to help the guy along the way.

I do not know how the story ends, but I am assuming I would have to watch it sometime or another. This movie was basically about a bunch of old people. It was almost like a PG rated Scorsese mafia movie. Netflix always seems to screw up good movies. They take directors and writers, and back them up, only to turn out horrible end results. This is a prime example. It was interesting having a driver character rise the ranks. There was some dread there. Also, parts throughout the movie had their moments, but were few and far between all the lame moments.

It would have been cool to see some young guys in there with these old guys. And it would have been cooler to see the old guys taking on positions of the mob boss roles seen in Goodfellas and Casino.

I would say skip it

4 stars