Genre: Film
Grade: B+
Notable People: Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Title: Killers of the Flower Moon
Review: Missed this epic the first time around on the big screen (which would be well worth seeing in that format)- but finally caught his 3 ½ hour epic on a free trial week of Apple TV+. My anticipation was too high for a Scorsese-De Niro re-collaboration –along with DiCaprio. Although the primary actors are titans and the story was complex and engaging, I found the dialog slow and film overly long with the themes repetitive. Gladstone is a scene stealer in a very quiet and low key way. De Niro still feels like he is from the mean streets much of the time, and this role is not new one for DiCaprio. The grand sweep of the film and period cinematography are great, and the supporting cast of a bunch of long- known character actors is really good- watch for a surprise cameo by Scorsese. Some have said this is Scorsese’s beet effort in years, but it did not fully sell me, though crumbs from a master are still from a master.