Martin Scorsese’s rueful, poignant 2019 film “The Irishman,” starring longtime collaborator Robert De Niro, was a reflection on (or perhaps even a eulogy for) the kind of gangster film that the pair made famous,

Two of New York City’s most notorious gangsters meet in a candy shop to hash out their differences. Their relationship goes back decades; the men rose through the ranks of the criminal underworld together.

The legendary actor’s first attempt at a dual role is all gimmick, no substance in director Barry Levinson’s true-life gangster saga written by "Goodfellas" author Nicholas Pileggi.