Hollow

Rating: 5/10 (1 February 2003)

With it's immaculate attention to detail and De Niro's oh so intense performance this film is as arid as any i've ever seen. Everything is rammed home at home at such a level as to drain any interest or life from proceedings. With Mean Streets and Taxi Driver Scorsese had shown an unparralled ability to capture a palpable feeling of contemporary New York. Since then his retreat into making what are in effect period films has been accompanied by overwhelming " authenticity " rivalled only by Merchant-Ivory. This film lacks pacing, humour and any feel of life lived.
One of the most overrated movies ever.