Review of The Irishman

I though It was an excellent movie. De Niro gives a great performance. It is particularly powerful in the very late stages of the movies. There are times though when he has that De Niro look on his face. I mean that look people in the entertainment business put on, when they want to imitate him. His face looks so tight that you might wonder if it can move at all. Other times he is more relaxed, and looks younger. But I am not sure if he was supposed to be younger. I wasn't always sure, where the movie was chronologically. But what really convinced me initially of the quality of his performance, was his superb narration. It is in the closing stages of the movie, with De Niro, as an old man that his acting becomes as good as anything I have ever seen from him.

I kind of found it hard to gauge Pacino's performance. The thing for me is that Pacino has given some great performances in the latter part of his career. So his performance here doesn't hold any great surprises for me. Whereas De Niro seems to be coasting along for a long time lately. His performance here makes me remember why I once thought of him as one of the greatest actors ever.

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