The Irishman
By Charles Brandt
Frank Sheeran, known as The Irishman, was right hand man to both Russell Bufalino and Jimmy Hoffa. Both held prominent positions. Bufalino, crime boss in the Mafia. Hoffa, President of the Teamsters union. Sheeran appealed to both men because he could paint houses. Painting houses was code for killing someone because the blood that splatters covers the walls and floors like fresh paint. Before he died, Sheeran confessed the majority of his crimes to Charles Brandt, the author of this book. Did I mention this is a true story?
“If you could refresh my recollection on that matter I might be able to recall what you want me to recall, but at this particular time I do not recall the particulars of that particular matter.”
Thoughts
I heard Martin Scorsese had picked up the screenplay for this and immediately knew it was going to be amazing. Call me biased but I am a massive fan of both Mafia movies, and films by Martin Scorsese. After watching the trailer (see below), and seeing the star studded cast with Di Nero, Pacino, and Pesce I was hooked. So I started doing research and found out it was a book. True to most books that are turned into movies the book was significantly better than the movie. The biggest criticism of the movie was its length, and I am here to tell you that they missed so many little details despite making a three and a half hour long movie. Now don’t get me wrong the movie was still incredible. But the story itself is so palpable that you want all of those little details because it adds to the madness that this actually happened. You’ll be reading a part from Frank’s interviews where he just casually mentions murdering someone not featured in the movie and it just adds to the allure of who The Irishman was. If you like the Mafia, or just want to know more about the shady politics of the Kennedy era pick this up ASAP.
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