{"id":1899,"date":"2020-01-28T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2020-01-17T21:10:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T04:10:42","slug":"movie-the-irishman-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/28\/movie-the-irishman-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: The Irishman (2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2019
Rating: R
Length: 209 minutes \/ 3.48 hours<\/p>\n

At almost three-and-a-half hours long, The Irishman<\/em> (2019) might seem like a daunting movie to sit through. However, much like Once Upon a Time\u2026in Hollywood<\/em><\/a> (2019) gave Quentin Tarantino the space to make the movie he wanted to, Netflix seems to have allowed Martin Scorsese to create the film he wanted with little-to-no interference. Consequently, the 3.5 hours of this movie could have probably stood a bit of a trim, but the pacing is so well done as to make the time fly by (similar to another movie of epic proportions, Lawrence of Arabia<\/em> (1962)).<\/p>\n

One of the most significant strengths of this movie appears to be its de-aging technology. While it\u2019s still a bit on the edge of the uncanny valley, the main actors did look significantly younger than their current ages during the flashback sequences. Instead of relying on look-alikes and teaching them the mannerisms of these incredibly talented actors, Scorsese took a more technical route that could fully use De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci to their fullest potential. After all, these three actors make<\/em> the film what it is. I only wonder if it took this long for Scorsese to release this film because of this technical achievement.<\/p>\n

In the end, this is a Scorsese film. He\u2019s so intertwined with the mobster genre that I\u2019m surprised The Irishman<\/em> wasn\u2019t released sooner. After all, most people have a passing knowledge of Jimmy Hoffa but know that the mafia in the United States was undoubtedly a real influence on politics in more ways than we\u2019re likely to admit. If anything, The Irishman<\/em> is a return to form for Scorsese and his mafia films that cemented his name in the zeitgeist of cinema decades ago. There\u2019s certainly a lot in this movie that can act as Oscar bait, but the strength of the narrative and the performance of the actors help elevate it to an instant classic.<\/p>\n

The mafia movie Scorsese always wanted to make, I give The Irishman<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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