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It’s a masterpiece. I was not prepared for how devastated I would be seeing the stories of these three men unfold. The last scene between Pesci and De Niro had me in tears. De Niro doesn’t get enough credit for his performance in this film; all his “old age” scenes were absolutely devastating. It’s a damn shame all the de-aging hullabaloo distracted from his overall performance. Beyond the obvious comeuppance that characterized the 3rd act, it was also in a sense a poignant conclusion to Scorsese’s “gangster” filmography, and almost doubles as a meditation on his own life and career within the genre that has defined him.