Don't believe the hype! It's just a plain bad movie!

Rating: 1/10 (22 December 2002)

I would like to have my eight bucks and 2 hours and 46 minutes back. Let me preface this by saying I am fan and follower of both Scorsese's and DiCaprio's films. But this one could have been so much better. It comes down to the choices one makes. The story and choice of direction for the story was poor, the choices made in editing were poor, the pace of the film rocks you in many directions. The choices made in character development were poor, you didn't really care what happened or who it happened to. The choices made for the music was poor, modern music would suddenly burst into a scene trying to make a powerful statement. I'm sorry I can't be more descriptive because it just isn't worth it. This movie is horribly violent. Movies like Braveheart or Goodfellas were violent but it seemed to make sense in line with their stories. It took all of our strength not to get up and walk out. I can see from other reviews that this movie may still receive acclaim. However people will believe anything if there is enough hype behind it.