Captivating DiCaprio - Scorcese Suspense! - Excellent!!

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2010)

The latest outing by the incomparable Scorcese is this woooooooooooooooooonderful mind-play, multi-layered film with Leonardi DiCaprio playing the "rat in a maze" to perfection.
The simple plot revolves around a federal investigator who is sent to this insane asylum to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients. As it turns out, this is the ONLY simple thing about the film.
This is an intriguing, thought-provoking, visually captivating tapestry that explores the recesses of the mind in an intensely driven psychological torture chamber the likes I haven't seen since "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".
Looking at this also brings to mind the awesome acting chops of Leonardi DiCaprio. Here he is off the chain as the federal investigator whose life is crumbling all around him and his performance here evokes memories of the positively flawless performance he gave in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?." I simply forgot how good an actor DiCaprio is! Top-notch film exquisitely directed and containing beautiful dream sequences that reveal the source of DiCaprio's angst. Scorcese's expert direction creates an anxious mood that propels the viewer throughout the film while Leonardo DiCaprio brilliantly realizes the troubled investigator.
I highly recommend!!!