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On my most anticipated list of must-see films for 2019. Director Martin Scorsese adapted this film from the book, “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt. It follows the story of a mob hitman named Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) and his involvement with famed union boss, Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino), who went missing in 1975.
It follows Sheeran’s life from when he first met mob middleman Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci), his boss Angelo Bruno (Harvey Keitel) and then meeting and befriending the famed Hoffa. It also details what happened to Hoffa, but this story has never been verified and many people are questioning the validity of Brandt’s book.
It is a very detailed and concise story that Scorsese felt to detail at great length - the film is 3 hours and 29 minutes long. Now that the film has been released on Netflix, some people on Twitter have been discussing how you can view the film in four parts. Scorsese has been doing the media rounds recently encouraging people to watch this film in one sitting for maximum impact. There is a reason for such detail and that all builds to a crescendo in the final act. Personally, I agree with Scorsese - try to watch it all in one sitting. You will get more from the film. Everything that is in the film is there for a reason and really gives more resonance to the climax of the film.
Technically, this film is gorgeous to look at, superbly filmed. Scorsese still has it when it comes to crafting some truly wonderful moments in film. My favorite moments are often those quiet moments between Pesci and De Niro. Pesci doesn’t need to explain everything he wants De Niro to do but rather leads De Niro to the point of realization through subtlety. Pesci’s character is very restrained and not what I was expecting but while at first it seems underwhelming, you gradually begin to appreciate the how he maneuvers himself through each conversation.
My biggest problem with the film is the use of de-aging technology. The film has a budget of over $160 million and a lot of it went into de-aging De Niro to show him in his forties. Facially, I can accept the de-aged De Niro but it’s his body that should have been de-aged too. There is one particular altercation in the movie where it is visibly apparent that de-aged De Niro is fighting like a seventy year-old. It really didn’t work for me and took me out of the film.
Looking past the physical mistakes of de-aging, it’s the dialogue and interplay between De Niro, Pesci and Pacino that draw you back into the film and restore your faith in Scorsese as a director. I must admit, I totally loved Al Pacino as Hoffa. He was really amazing and his conversations with De Niro are really captivating. It gets to the point where I felt despite his stubbornness, he is perhaps the most sympathetic character in this whole film. I want to believe that that is how Scorsese wants him to be perceived because it all plays in to the lingering sadness surrounding De Niro’s character and the final scenes of the film.
De Niro is terrific in this film as the lead character. A no nonsense hitman who hardly ever shows any emotion and refuses to admit to any mistakes. The scenes between De Niro and Pacino are the closest thing to getting any emotion from De Niro. Despite all of his loyalty to the mob, De Niro shows a real love and respect for Pacino’s Hoffa. It’s dynamite to watch and let sink in.
This film would be so much better if I wasn’t put off by the de-aging of De Niro. I hope Scorsese still has a few more films in him. Clearly his craftsmanship hasn’t deserted him.
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