Killers of the flower moon 2024

I finally saw this long ambitious but flawed film the other night on a streaming service. The story is compelling and deserving of attention and by and large the movie delivers. I do wish that Scorsese would stop casting DiCaprio and DeNiro in his films, they bring to much baggage, especially DeNiro who I like but the minute he appears I can read who he is and what he will show and do and this performance is no different from so many of his performances. DiCaprio is too old for the role, and again he has been telegraphing his performances for quite a while. He's still compelling and watchable but predictable. The making nice with the FBI also rubbed me the wrong way, and those who complained about Mississippi Burning's handling of the service should be yelling about this one also. It's large and colorful with Scorsese using spaces brilliantly. The best thing in the film for me was Lilly Gladstone's brilliant and beautiful work, this is a great performance.