Okay first... the story is absurd. Sheeran was the forrest gump of the mob? Scorsese does not care if the story is true, but he should.. .because Franks ridiculous life story made for a disconnected movie.

This movie is basically a greatest hits of every Scorsese movie... just reshot with a bigger budget and a very weak script.

The real issue is DeNiro can't carry a movie, and this story is told from his characters viewpoint. So not DeNiro's strength. Both Pesci and DeNiro were very patient and subdued with their performances... Pesci really did deliver,,, DeNiro did not.

Pacino was good, but it was Harvey Kietel who really gave a great peformance.