It's impossible to argue with the star-power of a mob movie that contains the following names: Scorsese, De Niro, Pacino, Pesci. On paper, it's one of the greatest movies of all time. The problem is, though, that Robert De Niro is a 76-year-old man, Al Pacino is a 79-year-old man, and Joe Pesci is a 76-year-old-man. And in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, these three mid-to-late-'70s actors are playing real-life mobsters throughout the span of half a century. That means, at times, we're seeing De Niro's Frank Sheeran as a twenty-and-thirtysomething-year-old man.

To pull this off, Martin Scorsese spent millions of Netflix's money to digitally de-age De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci so they could portray these men throughout different parts of their lives. It's safe to say it doesn't entirely work. The result is some hellish uncanny valley, where their faces on screen perpetually look like they could be anywhere from 40 to 60 years old. We see De Niro's Sheeran, supposedly in his 30s, beating the shit out of mobsters, moving like a 70-year-old man with the face of a 50-year-old man. It's confusing, and often distracting. But many critics and awards show voters were able to look past the clunky CGI to enjoy yet another Scorsese mob movie featuring his old pals.

I was not one of them. And neither was this deepfake YouTuber who says he used free software to make The Irishman de-aging look better. And, according to the YouTuber, it only took him seven days.

I'm certainly no Martin Scorsese, but, as someone who has spent a majority of life observing human faces at a wide range of ages, these deepfakes look a hell of a lot better than The Irishman's attempt at de-aging.

Now go ahead and give Little Women all the Oscars.

Matt Miller Culture Editor Matt is the Culture Editor at Esquire where he covers music, movies, books, and TV—with an emphasis on all things Star Wars, Marvel, and Game of Thrones.

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