Great effort of Scorsese goes in vain in absence of a script.

Rating: 5/10 (29 November 2014)

What a great movie maker Martin Scorsese is, we all know. But in the past also he has been known to chose most off beat stories to tell and most often people have rewarded him for that, academically and commercially. But a person cannot keep on doing the same again and again hoping that he will get rewarded the same way.
The movie is brilliant in terms of art direction, cinematography, direction and acting performance of the actors. There is the Midas touch of Martin Scorsese in the movie which makes it a must watch for his fans.
But sorry to say once again, as the movie appears to be one for children, I am very sure that children would be very disappointed to watch the film leave aside others.
The movie was not a commercial hit and that is something logically. Using extremely visually appealing effects and art you cannot force the audience to gulp down anything.
A good movie starts with a good script and good script can throw life into otherwise a lifeless movie. Well with this movie the exact opposite happened. A lose and senseless script has made the movie a very average one and as a whole I didn't enjoy watching it.