The first really good film to come out of Hollywood in years

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2011)

Scorsese absolutely hit this one out of the park. What a marvelous story told in a beautiful way. For someone who is absolutely fed up with the run of continual rubbish that has been rolling out of studios for the last several years, it is a joy to get something without a covert or overt political agenda that tells a simple, yet beautiful, story is such an imaginative way. For a guy who, 20 years ago, was a student of film at the Greer Garson School (Was even a guest at her 83rd birthday party at her ranch) and went on to do absolutely nothing in films but still enjoys them, this was a wonderful Christmas gift. Thanks Mr. Scorsese and all who were involved in making this masterpiece. Now I'll crawl back off the oil field where I live and work. No need to fear me as a reviewer, the West Coast is not my cuppa. Doc