Don’t Take My Views on ‘The Irishman’ Personally, Rishi Tells Fans

The actor added that he had disliked ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ too.

Actor Rishi Kapoor seems to have touched a nerve with cinephiles after tweeting that he found Martin Scorsese’s latest directorial The Irishman “boring”. “Irishman (sic). Painfully slow and boring. What a let down!” he wrote.

IRISHMAN. Painfully slow and boring. What a let down!

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) December 3, 2019

Outraged Scorsese fans expressed their disagreement and argued that the slow burn (the film is 3.5 hours long) was necessary while others went as far as criticising Rishi Kapoor’s own films and said that he could never understand the filmmaker’s craft.

Disagree 💯. Slow narrative that you are talking about, builds up the story. The moments between dialogues & actions also hold the plot together.

— Shakti Suchdev (@shaktisuchdev) December 4, 2019

Sir je, when you are used to doing movies where the ending is typical, the story is predictable, the direction is horrific, the acting is terrible, the cinematography is bizarre, there is a cheap song after every 15 mins, you actually dont get a masterpiece like the Irishman.

— Asad Sultan (@AsadSultan18) December 4, 2019

I think quite the opposite. It is a masterwork without any doubt. A brilliant film, may be little long but time just passes. What a treat.

— Vallabh Kargathra (@Kargathra_V) December 3, 2019

Well it is the best movie of the year without any doubt.

— Amar singh (@iamhoney91) December 4, 2019

This from the person who acted in movies like Saajan ki baahon mein , Inteha pyaar , Guneghar and worst of all Besharam. By your logic , Jagga jasoos and Tamasha were a slow painful death on the sense of a normal cinema viewer. It does’nt hurt to hold the mirror once in a while

— Percy Joy (@percystinson) December 4, 2019

Surprised at the outrage his tweet earned, Rishi took to Twitter to defend his opinion. He asked fans why his “short review” of The Irishman was taken so personally, and was upset with the hateful comparisons being drawn with his own films. He clarified that he meant that he has seen better films by the director and actors. “Why is my short review of The Irishman being taken so personally? Some comparing my films with it with hatred! I hated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood too. Have seen better works of all the actors/directors involved!” he tweeted.

Why is my short review of “Irishman”being taken so personally? Some comparing my films with it with hatred! Unfair,it wasn’t intentional. Some fans asked my opinion-I said so! I hated “Once upon a time in Hollywood”too. Have seen better works of all the actors/directors involved!

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) December 4, 2019

Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Irishman is based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brand, and looks at the life of Frank Sheeran, a World War II veteran who became a mob hitman and allegedly played a role in the disappearance of labour union leader Jimmy Hoffa in 1975. The cast stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Ray Romano. The film premiered at the 57th New York Film Festival, and is currently streaming on Netflix.

Rishi Kapoor is presently set to start shooting for debutant director Hitesh Bhatia’s untitled next, which also stars Juhi Chawla. The film is reportedly expected to go on floor in Mumbai on 5 December, followed by a month-long shoot in Delhi in January.