In the first reviews, critics are using the adjectives'terrific,' 'encyclopedic' and 'titanic' to describe Martin Scorsese's latest mob epic.
In the first reviews, critics are using the adjectives"terrific,""encyclopedic" and"titanic" to describe Martin Scorsese's latest mob epic.which stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
The film, written by Steven Zaillian from a book by Charles Brandt, follows a labor union leader and mob hitman who recalls his involvement in the 1982 murder of fellow mob boss Jimmy Hoffa. Rounding out the cast are Anna Paquin, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons and Bobby Cannavale. Since both De Niro and Pacino appear at different ages — spanning decades — their looks were achieved with a combination of VFX and makeup. The digital de-aging looks were, David Rooney calls the film a "beautifully crafted piece of deluxe cinema" despite its "self-indulgent" running time of three and a half hours.
Referencing the de-aging visual effects, which allow De Niro, Pacino and Pesci to play characters 20 and 30 years younger than them, Rooney says the combination of VFX and makeup is mildly distracting upon initial impact, but fairly seamless overall. Concluding his review, Rooney says that the movie works best when the conflict is focused on the three central characters, as its attempts to build in social context about the Kennedy and Nixon years provide little in the way of texture.
However, Oleksinski is charmed by the film's performances and filmmaking, noting that Pesci is "more tender and introspective than usual" in his latest performance, and first in many years. Overall, "Scorsese is at the top of his game here. His film is never boring, and it explores some unexpectedly deep themes for mafiosos," the critic writes.
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