a truly brilliant film!

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2004)

i have to admit that even though i was eager to see this film i was not as excited as i usually am when i go and see a new scorsese movie. even though i thought gangs of new york and bringing out the dead where good, they had not enthralled me like kundun, casino, or raging bull had. but boy was i wrong. the master is back and as good as he has always been. from the gorgeous, era inspired photography and scorsese's usual, intoxicating, bag of cinematic treats, to the incredible performances of leonardo and cate, this movie is perfect. every shot, every frame. very few times has a movie enveloped me and sustained my interest like this movie did. it's glad to know that scorsese still can create such a masterpiece. the only down side is that now the long, painful wait for his next film begins.