ultimately, "The Irishman" is a major success for Scorsese—not only does it incorporate the best aspects of his past crime dramas and their thrilling energy, but it adds context to those films and wrestles with their legacy resonantly
the terrific "Irishman" deserves your full, un-fatigued attention; This has a different tone than your average gangster film; Scorsese is at the top of his game here. His film is never boring, and it explores some unexpectedly deep themes for mafiosos
overstuffed, frequently electrifying; After a while, you adjust, or rather, you get tired of probing the slightly-off evidence of your eyes and the headache it produces. There's a lot of fun to distract you
Martin Scorsese, reunites with his most totemic screen actor to tell a sprawling gangland saga that's by turns flinty, amusing, richly nostalgic and rueful; The movie is never less than engaging and its milieu at all times vivid and alive
it's Martin Scorsese's best crime movie since "Goodfellas", and a pure, unbridled illustration of what has made his filmmaking voice so distinctive for nearly 50 years; With "The Irishman", Scorsese proves he's more alive than ever
"The Irishman" is so layered with detail, and shifts so gracefully through so many eras, that it's hard to tease out a clearly defined plot. Even so, the movie is beautifully constructed-you willingly follow wherever it goes
by Johnny Oleksinski [New York Post ]
by Joshua Rothkopf [Time Out New York ]
