The long-awaited return for the Godfather of cinema, Martin Scorsese, to the world of cinema is finally over as the iconic director re-arrives at the scene as though he never even left.
Scorsese's most recent film 'The Irishman' received universal critical appraisal, as any Martin Scorsese film tends to, along with 10 Academy Award nominations.
So it goes without saying that the legendary filmmaker had his work cut out for him when producing his next picture.
'Killers Of The Flower Moon' follows the story of Ernest Burkhart and the dynamic between him and his new wife, Molly, as Ernest and his Uncle attempt to steal the legal rights to Molly and her families fortune by becoming a part of the family themselves.
From the outside looking in, the story comes across as very compelling, a plot that would fail to impress very few people that may stumble across it.
And after seeing the film, I can't help but agree with the idea that this film is nothing short of entertaining. From the performances to the score, to the direction, to the screenplay, the entire picture comes together to produce a modern-day masterpiece.
Everything in this film seems to align immaculately which perfectly resembles what a Martin Scorsese film should be. Which is just one of the many reasons as to why he is described as one of the greatest there ever is.
One standout aspect of this film is the stunning cast ensemble and how emotionally moving each of their performances are. Of course Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro are amazing at convincing the audience into hating their characters throughout.
But I feel as though the most moving and emotionally effective performance came from Lily Gladstone, who plays Molly Burkhart, Ernest's wife.
Gladstone does an exceptional job of playing the wife who is being mistreated by her husband to the point where she begins to suspect his wrong intentions at the rear end of his and his uncle's gruesome scheme.
The film is scattered with amazing performances, even from performances we may only see in small glimpses, but Gladstone is definitely the standout in my eyes.
One thread that Scorsese tends to pull on across several occasions throughout the film is the classic "show, don't tell" technique that has proven very effective across his filmography.
You will run out of fingers attempting to count the number of times Scorsese forces his audience members to figure something out for themselves.
If the audience is forced into working out the addition of 2 + 2, and the sum of which is very intriguing, that is like candy to an audience member.
Despite the movie itself being impressive on almost all front, there is an elephant in the room that must be discussed. And much like the trunk of an elephant, the run time in this film is very, very long.
In today's modern age moviegoing society, a run time of 206 minutes is just way too long and can cause many heads to be turned elsewhere.
For the causal moviegoer that is easily distracted and turned off by a film as long as this one, it will inevitably effect their overall opinion of the movie. And that's fair enough.
People these days just don't want to watch a movie that is over three and a half hours long.
Unless you're a die hard movie-lover or a member of the Leonardo DiCaprio fan club, you almost certainly won't give up over three hours of your time to watch this film.
And although this is the way that Scorsese has always been and will always continue to be, a film that is elongated 90 minutes longer than it essentially needs to be will almost definitely face criticism because of this.
Regardless of the lengthy run time, Killers Of The Flower Moon is certainly a Scorsese classic and can proudly go down as one of the filmmakers best pieces of work.
If you are willing to devote a marathon duration amount of time to watching DiCaprio and De Niro go head to head for the first time since 1993's 'This Boys Life', I would certainly recommend you do so.
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