The most overrated film of all time perhaps?

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2008)

This film is so overrated it bugs me badly. I simply do not get how this can be considered a good film. I will detail the problems with this film.
1. Jack Nicholson is totally and utterly unbelievable as the 'hard' mobster. He carries no weight with him, his presence commands no respect. He appears as he is a decadent and overblown 60 year old in a sweater. Yes he does some horrid things to make you go 'oooh he's nasty'. But it all feels hollow, and manipulative. He never brings any menace to the screen at all.
2. I love Leonardo DiCaprio, but Leonardo as a mobster. Come on. Not believable. He also horribly overacts the scenes where Nicholsons character is sniffing around him to find him out if hes a rat or not. In fact he overacts through the whole thing. Was endearing when he was a kid, but now its OTT.
3. Characterization is sorely lacking. Marky Marks character is terribly 1 dimensional and all he ever does is attack everyone in front of him and scream 4 letter words. Sheens character seems promising but is another empty shell who is never explored. The only full and believable character in the film is Matt Damons character. Everyone else seems like a cardboard cutout. Baldwins character seems like a guy out of a bill brasky skit.
Bad script, mixed acting, totally unimmersive and unbelievable from start to finish. With no real redeeming observations or commentary on all the violence and destruction we're seeing.
Crummy movie and the most overrated movie I've ever seen. Unbelievable I feel like i'm in some Citizen Kane reality where you can throw a bunch of big names in a movie directed by a big name and people will pretend garbage is actually a good movie.