Just wait. . .

Rating: 10/10 (29 January 2003)

I believe this film will be one that has to sink in. I think in the years to come this film will have more reverence from the film fans and critics. It is heavy. Too weighty to really digest after one viewing. And right now there are a lot of very high quality films out that are more action packed or otherwise faster moving that are taking the limelight. But once people really get a chance to sit and watch this epic of film and break it down they will find it was more then just another blip on the screen. They will find it to be a modern day creation on par with Shakespearean story telling. The fact that the Hollywood Foreign Press gave the Best Director Award to Scorsese is a testament to how brilliant this film was. How the Best Director could not have directed the best film, I don't know. And though I have yet to see About Schmidt I have to say that this screenplay is certainly one that deserves recognition.