First thing - this is by no means a BAD movie. But giving it a 6/10 after being bored through 75% of it seems generous. However, I'll stick with it for the gorgeous cinematography, and great acting. That earns an 8/10, while the story that was told is about a 4/10.
For the love of god, someone reel in Martin Scorsese. The Irishman was 60-90 minutes too long, was a bit boring, but at least kept me interested through a good portion of it. Killers of the Flower moon had me looking at my watch and saying "my god, we still have two hours."
Major point of feedback is this took way too long to get going. It was about 80% setup which was done poorly with too much empty dialogue, boring conversation, and below average character development. It was the only Leo movie where I completely struggled to get interested in his character. The last 20% of the film was the FBI getting involved and investigating the situation surrounding Ernest (Leo) and Hale (DeNiro). In my opinion, the film would've been significantly more interesting if it was closer to an even split. It wasn't until I left the theatre and did some reading on my own that I realized just how truly horrific this story was, and the lack of real criminal investigation being shown was the reason this was failed to be hammered home. It happened in the end, but by that point, I was just glad to leave.
Scorsese - go back to 2-2.5 hour films.
For the love of god, someone reel in Martin Scorsese. The Irishman was 60-90 minutes too long, was a bit boring, but at least kept me interested through a good portion of it. Killers of the Flower moon had me looking at my watch and saying "my god, we still have two hours."
Major point of feedback is this took way too long to get going. It was about 80% setup which was done poorly with too much empty dialogue, boring conversation, and below average character development. It was the only Leo movie where I completely struggled to get interested in his character. The last 20% of the film was the FBI getting involved and investigating the situation surrounding Ernest (Leo) and Hale (DeNiro). In my opinion, the film would've been significantly more interesting if it was closer to an even split. It wasn't until I left the theatre and did some reading on my own that I realized just how truly horrific this story was, and the lack of real criminal investigation being shown was the reason this was failed to be hammered home. It happened in the end, but by that point, I was just glad to leave.
Scorsese - go back to 2-2.5 hour films.