Marty stick with gangsters leave this to David Lynch

Rating: 5/10 (14 March 2010)

MAJOR SPOILER ALERT------------MAJOR SPOILER ALERT.
I give this a 5/10 out of respect for Scorsese's body of work and some of the production values, I am probably too generous.
Very heavy handed direction, way too long and repetitive, force feeding the audience "clues", main plot point becomes obvious early on, I don't know what to say just soooooooo disappointing!
I was immediately taken aback by the intensity of the music and "staginess" of the opening, I comforted myself, "it's an homage to film noir of the 40's & 50's" not yet realizing that it was done to pound home the dream or fantasy world of our protagonist.
As this film wore on I found myself wanting to leave the cinema (I have never done this in my life, just so obvious and lame, the 67th patient, he is looking for himself....I am at a loss for words...
This movie is not worth the price of admission , you could rent it on DVD to see what you think about the low point in Marty's directing career.
I have difficulty grasping that Scorsese could make such a poor film.
I'm out.