Dude, where's my Scorcese?

Rating: 3/10 (7 January 2005)

Wow. Thoroughly disappointing after being hailed as one of the best films of the year, and Martin Scorcese's masterpiece. What happened to Scorcese the renegade, Scorcese the innovator, Scorcese the detailer!? As always, I should have known that the buzz was just hype. Blanchet's over-acting, her "Hepburnisms", are terribly distracting and prevent her from establishing any sort of honest connection with her fellow actors. (CUT TO: Katherine Hepburn rolling over in her grave!) There is absolutely no chemistry between her and DiCaprio (who's performance is one redeeming aspect of the movie.) There is no plot. I felt as if the same three scenes were being served up over and over and over again in this never ending, overblown, overproduced, morass of poor storytelling. Hughes spends a lot of money, Hughes gets a girl but never gets too close to her, Hughes obsesses over some germs. There, I just spoiled the entire movie for you....and saved you ten bucks.