Too much hype, too little believability

Rating: 4/10 (19 September 2004)

This was an over-hyped movie and over-rated movie. I'm from Brooklyn originally so i have an idea about accents and NONE of the actors had close to believable Boston accents. I also had a difficult time understanding Jimmy (Sean Penn) and the Savage brothers. I had to replay some of their dialogue several times and turn up the volume and still didn't catch it all. Reminds me of Marlon Brando getting the Best Actor Oscar for mumbling through the Godfather!
I have a feeling that the book was much better written with the characters more developed. The movie left too many confusing personalities to figure out. The ending was too vague and disappointing.
Save your money. I'm glad i borrowed it from a friend and it STILL wasn't worth it!