Marty's latest challenge to the attention span - I watched the three and a half hour film in two instalments. It is indeed a true story, based on David Grann's non-fiction book - so well worth telling.
Leo and Bob are both great as very unlikeable characters but Lily Gladstone really steals it with her quiet, enigmatic presence.
Lots of good sequences of course, well photographed by Rodrigo Prieto. Music by Robbie Robertson, Production designer Jack Fisk, edited by Thelma. All Oscar nominated, as were Gladstone and de Niro, but won none.
I'm glad I watched it, but nothing really stands out - it was curiously uninvolving, and the exposition from time to time seemed muffled. You kind of suspect de Niro's up to no good early on. Didn't like Gladstone's descent into near death but did enjoy seeing Jesse Plemons, knowing (at two hours in) that the FBI were on the case - still no guarantee of a good outcome, but at least providing hope.
Generally I find that if a film relies on end text after the action has finished that it's lacking in some way.
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