A Good Film (but not his best)

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2010)

I loved this film. It starts out as a old, classic mystery but ends with a twist. The acting by DiCaprio and Ruffalo is right on target. They take you through a gripping story and you never lose focus. The direction of course is great I mean it is Martin Scorsese has he ever made a bad film. You are gripped from beginning to end even though it slows down in the middle, you still want to see what happens. My only problem with the movie is that I saw the twist coming. I called the end of the film. Most of my friends had no idea what was coming but I knew. I actually thought it was obvious. It is still a great ending and has great underlying themes within it that Scorsese is trying to get through to us but I knew it was coming. The film kind of reminds me of Memento. I think I like this film more but Memento I had no idea how the ending was going to turn out. With this I did. It is a great film you should watch it, you should buy it when it gets cheap. That is when I will purchase it when it is a year old and ten dollars at blockbuster. It is not better then The Departed but it holds its own ground. I enjoyed it and would watch it over again. If you would like to talk to me about this review or others I have done send me an email at uwanttoknome@aim.com and I will get back with you. Please tell me if this review helped or if it did not.