The Irishman is a crime drama that feels like the final segment from three of the genre’s giants, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorcese. A stand alone piece the film feels nostalgic, familiar and almost conclusive of the body of work the three of them have produced in the world of mobsters, power and politics. It’s like a parting gift for the audience to indulge in with them, one last time. Based on the 2004 memoir I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman dramatizes the life of Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a lowly paid Philadelphia truck driver who moonlighted as a killer for mafia bigwigs Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and Angelo Bruno (Harvey Keitel). After joining the ranks Frank Sheeran is introduced to James Hoffa (Al Pacino) the American labour union leader who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), a familiar but fading name from history who during…
The Irishman
