FILM REVIEW — THE IRISHMAN (2019)
Genre: Drama, Crime
Producer: Produced by Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Gastón Pavlovich, Randall Emmett, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Gerald Chamales, Irwin Winkler, Troy Allen
Director: A film directed by Martin Scorsese
Script: A screenplay by Steven Zaillian
Setting: It’s based in Philadelphia (home of Frank Sheeran) and Detroit (home of union boss Jimmy Hoffa) and structured around a car journey between the two cities.
Actors: Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino, Anna Paquin as Peggy Sheeran, Harvey Keitel as Angelo Bruno, Stephen Graham as Anthony Provenzano, Bobby Cannavale as Felix “Skinny Razor” DiTullio, Aleksa Palladino as Mary Sheeran, Domenick Lombardozzi as Anthony Salerno, Kathrine Narducci as Carrie Bufalino, Ray Romano as Bill Bufalino, Sebastian Maniscalco as Joseph “Crazy Joe” Gallo, Jesse Plemons as Chuckie O’Brien, Jake Hoffman as Allen Dorfman, Jeremy Luke as Thomas Andretta, Stephanie Kurtzuba as Irene Sheeran, India Ennenga as Dolores Sheeran, J.C. MacKenzie as Jimmy Neal
Plot: In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hitman, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa — a powerful Teamster tied to organized crime.
Dialogue: “I Heard You Paint Houses”; “Whenever Anybody Says They’re A Little Concerned, They’re Very Concerned”
Soundtrack: Seann Sara Sella; Robbie Robertson, a former member of The Band, detailed a new song for Martin Scorsese’s mob epic The Irishman. The 76-year-old musician wrote the entire score for the Netflix production, but only ‘Theme for The Irishman’ made it onto The Irishman soundtrack.
What To Know: An epic gangster drama that earns its extended runtime, The Irishman finds Martin Scorsese revisiting familiar themes to poignant, funny, and profound effect.