“The Irishman is mostly just history forced into a run-of-the-mill gangster story. I was left with the impression that Scorsese was burning to make one more mafia film, and, bolstered by bringing the entire band back together from his previous efforts, was less interested in telling Sheeran and Hoffa’s actual story than simply using it as a hook to hang the usual tropes on. But Hoffa’s saga is much more than just a gangster story, and it’s a disservice to history to reduce it to such. Thus, I believe that the film is ultimately a failure – if an entertaining one. When Scorsese’s oeuvre is ultimately evaluated as a whole, I’m sure The Irishman will be ranked near the bottom of the list.” From UNZ Review, John Morgan. Flush The Irishman from your must-see list.
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