Why this movie was so long is baffling. The focal point is the Irishman and Hoffa. The story is pretty too the point regarding the relationship and could have been told much more fluidly than it was. The CGI was not convincing at all. I could not even begin to ponder what the ages of the characters at any given time. I gave it 2 stars because there were interesting insights presented regarding the history of the Hoffa era. DeNiro does what he usually does in movies: repeating words over and over. Pacino does what he usually does as well, gruff talking and at times maniacal. In other words, they were not very convincing in their roles. Pesci played a character that I felt was not in his typical wheelhouse and I liked his performance. Cut at least an hour out of the movie, streamline some story lines, and may have considered younger actors instead of CGI for the earlier days, this could have been a very good movie.