11-08-2006, 04:52 AM
Granted, it's a gangster film and a cop film all rolled into one. It is Scorcese, and it's in Boston about the Irish underground, so there is a bit of a formula to the premise, but this film is extremely good.
The dialogue is crisp. Plenty of laughs. More a guy film than a chick film. (Yay) A few plot twists, a couple of suspensions of disbelief that didn't quite hold, but didn't bother me. (Cell phones, not gonna post a spoiler)
Timing, production, cinematography, and The Cast.
Jack Nicholson - aced it
Leonardo DiCaprio (finally does something worth a crap) - aced it
Matt Damon - aced it, if a little stiff
Martin Sheen -- aced it
Mark Wahlberg -- aced it
Alec Baldwin -- a little soft on credibility, but some of that is the writing
A few other names and faces who looked familiar.
Don't miss it.
My only complaint was 2.5 hours, falling into the Godfather trap of movies that are "too damned long."
Occhi
The dialogue is crisp. Plenty of laughs. More a guy film than a chick film. (Yay) A few plot twists, a couple of suspensions of disbelief that didn't quite hold, but didn't bother me. (Cell phones, not gonna post a spoiler)
Timing, production, cinematography, and The Cast.
Jack Nicholson - aced it
Leonardo DiCaprio (finally does something worth a crap) - aced it
Matt Damon - aced it, if a little stiff
Martin Sheen -- aced it
Mark Wahlberg -- aced it
Alec Baldwin -- a little soft on credibility, but some of that is the writing
A few other names and faces who looked familiar.
Don't miss it.
My only complaint was 2.5 hours, falling into the Godfather trap of movies that are "too damned long."
Occhi
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
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In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete