Why Al Pacino Matters

NRO ^ | 29 Nov 2019 | Kyle Smith

[Steven Scharf]

76 year old Robert De Niro has five kids and adopted the daughter of his first wife.

With first wife, Diahnne Abbott
Drena De Niro, age 48 adopted
Raphael De Niro, age 43

Doris A. “Toukie” Smith, partner

Julian Henry De Niro, age 24
Aaron Kendrick De Niro, age 24
Twins conceived by in vitro fertilization and delivered by a surrogate mother.

Second wife, Grace Hightower now age 64
Elliot De Niro age 21
Helen Grace De Niro, age 8

Robert De Niro battling over custody of daughter Helen, seven, with estranged wife Grace Hightower... as the couple’s divorce heats up

By CAITLYN BECKER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 12:09 EST, 25 January 2019 | UPDATED: 16:04 EST, 29 January 2019

They split after 21 years of marriage.

Robert De Niro, 75, is fighting for joint custody of the seven-year-old daughter he shares with his estranged wife Grace Hightower, 63, according to a new report from Page Six.

[shelterguy]

“””””“The Irishman” cost $160 MILLION dollars to make.””””””””

Amazing. I watched it today and it was very boring. I can’t imagine paying money to go see it. It seemed like some low budget Goodfellas, Hoffa, Godfather ripoff.

[minnesota_bound]

#34 “Everybody Loves Ray the Mob Lawyer”

[cuban leaf]

Well, it was just moving too slow.

That said, while my wife was taking a bath last night I watched another hour. It’s actually pretty good if you just accept that it’s longer than it needs to be. It would be a good Rainy Saturday afternoon time killer.

One thing, though: The Hoffa character seems to be portrayed in such a way as to cause the viewer to say, “that seems a lot like Trump. I don’t know if, considering where we are right now, that is intentional or not. Based on who is behind that thing, I think it’s intentional.

So there’s that. :)

[mmichaels1970]

It’s actually pretty good if you just accept that it’s longer than it needs to be.

Cool. Thanks! I kind of like "longer than it needs to be" anymore due to all of the series binge watching I've done. I've become used to long, slow character development and find that hour and a half, two hour movies move along too fast.

[cuban leaf]

I agree to a point. I like long movies, usually.

However, I REALLY hate being strung along in TV shows. I don’t mind if the information is important, I care about the characters, etc. But otherwise, I just stop.

The first show that ever happened with was Battlestar Galactica. I really liked the original series, but when my daughter loaned me the DVD of the remake, I got through one season and it hit me hard that it was like they were just phoning it in, trying to keep viewers watching between commercials. I never finished it.

I also did that with Outlander. Great concept, but three episodes in, I was done. Too slow.

I watched “The 100” with my grandson. The plot moved so slow that it was excruciating. Then, in one episode, stuff actually started happening. I looked over to him and said, “Ah, this must be the season finale. Things we’ve been waiting for for episode after boring episode are actually happening. This episode is actually interesting.”

It was...

[mmichaels1970]

I just watched. Totally enjoyed it. The length and pace, were perfect for watching at home with too many snacks.