middle of the road movie posing as smart but way too obvious

Rating: 5/10 (22 March 2015)

For me, this is a rare miss for Scorsese. It's not necessarily bad, it's just really not good. The performances are all strong, as these are heavyweight actors, and they're what saved it for me. The directing is good but at times too heavy handed for a mystery thriller, big twist type of movie.
Without giving anything away, if you haven't figured this movie out in the first half hour (and that's generous) then you're not paying attention. Scorsese uses too many "tricks" too often too quickly and shows you the "twist"(if you can call it that) way too early. And the ridiculous looking green screen shots are just awful.
While I have the utmost respect for Scorsese and his work, this one just feels , to me, like Scorsese trying to do a Shyamalan movie. Average at best. I know I would not anticipate watching another Scorsese mystery thriller.