The Irishman - Epic.  In various ways

The first thing you probably need to know about Netflix's film 'The Irishman' is that it's roughly 3 hours and 30 minutes long.  I guess for that reason it's better that it can only be found on a streaming service - that way if you're not in the mood for sitting down for that long, you can sort of cut it up into 'episodes' and come back to it whenever you're ready.

Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci have a habit of teaming up with director, Martin Scorsese for these type of epic gangster movies.  And this time round they're joined by fellow acting legend, Al Pacino.  Now, 'The Irishman' may not be on quite the same level as the ever-awesome 'Goodfellas,' but if you like that sort of movie you're in for a real treat here.

It's based on a book about a real life hitman, working in the Jimmy Hoffa era of American politics (or should I say criminal underworld?  The two certainly go hand in hand).  So, if you can cope with the runtime and enjoy the - now typical - Scorsese/DeNiro combo, then you're going to be in for a real treat here, especially with Al Pacino thrown in there for good measure.

The only problem - which certainly is a minor nit-pick - is that the film is set over many decade; this involves the actors having to look different ages along the way.  To achieve this the producers have gone with 'de-aging software' to make the cast seem younger.  Now, the problem isn't with the way the film looks.  Yes, sometimes you can tell a character's face looks just that little bit too smooth, but on the whole the look isn't bad.  The problem comes when the actor has to move.  Sometimes they have to do something vaguely physical and that's when you can see it's really an old man shuffling around on set with a younger version of himself overlaid from the neck upwards.  But, like I say, minor inconvenience.  Apart from that, the film is very solid.

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that