THE best film I've EVER seen

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2006)

I'd never even heard of this film before I saw it in the papers this morning and decided to give it a shot...this was no bad move, I guarantee you. This is without a doubt the best, most entertaining, most twisted and most engaging movie since Snatch (well...that's my theory). It is so incredibly detailed that you have to follow the plot every single nanosecond, but at the end you won't be confused or disillusioned in any way. My vocabulary cannot cope with the pure brilliance of this movie. I could try to explain it, but I'd just stand there wide-eyed and stutter, and you'd all think I'm on drugs. One of the great things about the film is that there are loads of 'sub-stories', and you can ponder on these stories while you're connecting the dots of the main plot. Then there is, of course, the spectacular cast, kicking off with one of my personal favourites, the demonic Jack Nicholson. He did a brilliant job here, as always playing the bad guy, the sick, twisted mastermind. I never seem to get tired of this guy, and with this entry, I doubt I ever will get tired of him. I always thought of Leo DiCaprio as a bit of a softie, even after seeing Gangs of NY. I just couldn't help it, knowing he played in R&J and Titanic. After The Departed, I completely changed my mind about him. Excellent actor...nothing else needs to be said. I was quite surprised seeing some of the other characters who appeared along the way, amongst these were Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin. I didn't see them on the cast list, so I was naturally pleased to see some more talents. Wahlberg and Baldwin did very well here and seriously suited their given roles as the heads of the Boston State Police Department. All in all, this utterly incre-specta-brilliant movie deserves a 20 out of 10 rating just for being the best movie I have ever seen. Mind-boggling plot, jaw-dropping cast and a stunning finale makes it an outstanding achievement. Thank you Scorsese...thank you very much.