Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
Impressive for such a vast amount of reasons. The performances, the scenes, it feels like you're actually travelling through this time in America. A journey in such a consistent manner only experts in their craft could have pulled it off. I don't find it glorifying to mobsters in the least. A scourge which gripped America and normalized violence is seen living their glory days until they come to their pathetic, human, lonely end. If it doesn't trivialize all of their accomplishments I wouldn't know how else to show it. At the end I felt only sad for them. What was it for? A moment at the top of the world for what? Living life as a dog for other dogs and being forgotten before they even realize it. Congratulations to the movie team for such a portrayal.
Endnu en fantastisk gangsterfilm af Scorsese. De Niro, Pesci og Pacino gør det afsindig godt, og efter de første 40 minutter lægge rman ikke længere mærke til deaging delen, altså udover at især De Niro tydeligvis bevæger sig som en gammel mand. Joe Pesci er helt absurd god i rollen, som Russel Bufalino, at det lykkedes ham at få gjort sin karakter bare det mindste sympatisk siger så meget om hans evner som skuespillere. Filmen er som altid, når det er Scorsese, skudt af Rodrigo Prieto, og han gør et fantastisk arbejde, hvor hans komposition og brug af steady cam virkelig er med til at skabe filmen, og dens fortælling om venskab og forræderi.
