At 3 hours and 29 minutes "The Irishman" is truly one of the best mafia movies I've seen in a long time. TRULY! If there was a rating higher than 5 stars I'd give it.
Robert DeNiro plays Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, a mafia hitman, who's hired to kill James "Jimmy" Hoffa (Al Pacino). Only twist is he befriends Hoffa as does one of his daughters. He's already friends with Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci), but no friends amongst thieves. No one knows what ACTUALLY happened to Hoffa in 1975, but Frank states he killed him in the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
Of course all three are sensational with Pacino tearing up the damn scenery more than once. DeNiro with his powerful but quiet performance is a lock for an Lead Actor Oscar nod as well as Pesci and Pacino for Supporting Actors. And of course Martin Scorcese with frequent screenplay collaborator Steven Zaillian will have director and adapted screenplay nods respectively. Personally for me I loved Louis Cancelmi. He plays Sally Buggs and is in it for a short time. Largely a character actor, but he really stood out in this movie for me. FINALLY! Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Jack Huston, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemons, Bobby Canavale, Marin Ireland, and Dascha Polanco are just a few of the cameos. VERY good movie doesn't even feel like it's that long because so much happens.