Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Robert De Niro | ... | Frank Sheeran | |
Al Pacino | ... | Jimmy Hoffa | |
Joe Pesci | ... | Russell Bufalino | |
Harvey Keitel | ... | Angelo Bruno | |
Ray Romano | ... | Bill Bufalino | |
Bobby Cannavale | ... | Skinny Razor | |
Anna Paquin | ... | Older Peggy Sheeran | |
Stephen Graham | ... | Anthony 'Tony Pro' Provenzano | |
Stephanie Kurtzuba | ... | Irene Sheeran | |
Jack Huston | ... | Robert Kennedy / RFK | |
Kathrine Narducci | ... | Carrie Bufalino | |
Jesse Plemons | ... | Chuckie O'Brien | |
Domenick Lombardozzi | ... | Fat Tony Salerno | |
Paul Herman | ... | Whispers DiTullio | |
Gary Basaraba | ... | Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons |
Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran is a man with a lot on his mind. The former labor union high official and hitman, learned to kill serving in Italy during the Second World War. He now looks back on his life and the hits that defined his mob career, maintaining connections with the Bufalino crime family. In particular, the part he claims to have played in the disappearance of his life-long friend, Jimmy Hoffa, the former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who mysteriously vanished in late July 1975 at the age of 62. Written by bcarruthers-76500
The De-aging effect in the first half of the movie was very distracting and not really hiding well the old age of the main cast. Deniro, Pacino and Pesci all move and talk like old people...perhaps because they are old and some cgi can't fully hide that fact. The 2nd half of the movie on the other hand felt much more natural as the characters got older (no more distracting de-aging effect) and both the story and direction became A class. Scorsese did a great job creating tension and everyone else involved (actors, camera work etc.) gave their best. If only this movie was made 20 years ago I'm sure it would have become a classic masterpiece without this annoying de-aging effect. As it is, this is a flawed masterpiece at best.