Most people have relative who, at every family gathering, launches into their favourite topic - A conspiracy theory on JFK, the mistakes Hitler made in World War 2, what really led to Pearl Harbor, etc... And they ramble on covering things already covered, things you've heard before, eventually getting to the point and you feel like a good person for listening to them, because you know it means a lot to them.

This is like that. Almost exactly like that.

In its favour, Scorsese is a pretty interesting guy and he's telling an interesting story. But that doesn't stop this from feeling like an drawn out, familiar and meandering story that occasionally loses focus. Good will built up over the years made me sit through it, but I'm in no rush to sit next to grandpa at next year's gathering.