You can't deny that this one film that stands out. The problem is that it is relying on the names rather more than all else, but credit to Scorsese for bringing an original and important story to the big screen.
What we have is a dark thriller on screen based around a true story that centres on the manipulation and murder of a oil rich wealthy family from an American Native Indian community around the 1920s. It's different that's for sure. The film centres around Leo DiCaprio who marries a wealthy Native American lady in order to infiltrate them, guided by his manipulative uncle Hale played by De Niro.
You can't deny the acting is great, and it looks good too. However, the big elephant in the room in the runtime! It's around 3.5 hours long, and really there's many people who won't be able to stomatch that in a cinema. Personally, I found that I was able to manage the time, as really the film is engrossing, but they could have lopped off around 90mins without much loss in impact. As this was produced by Apple TV, then you could argue that they cared more about it being a long film like a streaming box set. So it's like crudely hammering square pegs into round holes here.
I like the film, just could have been more succinct. If anything, I think there was a lost opportunity for Scorcese to make a final epic film (with his age, it's possible this could be his last epic but you never know).
I think it's worth a viewing but it's worth checking reviews of it before you start if you aim to watch it in the cinema. Many might not find they are able to stomach the length of the movie in one sitting in a cinema.
What we have is a dark thriller on screen based around a true story that centres on the manipulation and murder of a oil rich wealthy family from an American Native Indian community around the 1920s. It's different that's for sure. The film centres around Leo DiCaprio who marries a wealthy Native American lady in order to infiltrate them, guided by his manipulative uncle Hale played by De Niro.
You can't deny the acting is great, and it looks good too. However, the big elephant in the room in the runtime! It's around 3.5 hours long, and really there's many people who won't be able to stomatch that in a cinema. Personally, I found that I was able to manage the time, as really the film is engrossing, but they could have lopped off around 90mins without much loss in impact. As this was produced by Apple TV, then you could argue that they cared more about it being a long film like a streaming box set. So it's like crudely hammering square pegs into round holes here.
I like the film, just could have been more succinct. If anything, I think there was a lost opportunity for Scorcese to make a final epic film (with his age, it's possible this could be his last epic but you never know).
I think it's worth a viewing but it's worth checking reviews of it before you start if you aim to watch it in the cinema. Many might not find they are able to stomach the length of the movie in one sitting in a cinema.