More than even the excellent script and the dynamic performances, especially the towering De Niro performance that cements him as one of the greatest actors of all time, it's the presentation of this film and its sheer griminess that really sells this one - the glum cinematography that only brings out the uglier edges of the film, the production design that constantly loves to show off the seedy side of the Big Apple, the downbeat and somewhat sinister score, and…
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For three months now I was baffled by the sheer hype around this - not to mention slightly annoyed by people being what I felt to be cringe inducing round it. Five star reviews flying round, for a comedy special on Netflix? Even when people told me I ought to see it just as a comedy special and nothing more I still was deeply skeptical - how could such a thing recieve such a perfect rating? There must be something…
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