grabbed my attention from the very start

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2006)

This movie was a Scorcese wonder. It grabbed and kept my attention throughout the entire movie. The conflict between the two sides was intense and had me on the edge of my seat the entire movie. Leonardo DiCaprio has finally grown up. Jack Nicholson reverted many times to his Joker role in the original Batman or maybe even the movie where he turns into a werewolf. Alec Baldwin, Mark Wahlberg, and Matt Damon were fantastic. I think Damon and Dicaprio mirrored each other well. I'm not sure if the small romance piece was necessary. I think the movie would have been just as great without this piece. The movie is violent and bloody, so if you take young children, be warned. I recommend you leave the babies at home and enjoy the ride. Kudos to Scorcse. I definitely will be seeing this one again.