This movie is the NY Yankees of 2006

Rating: 2/10 (16 October 2006)

Martin Scorsese plays the role of George Steinbrener, putting out a new movie and sparing no expense in the hopes that the sheer line-up of names will keep us glued to our seats. Nicholson, Damon, DiCaprio, Sheen, Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin for heavens sake. All together amount to nothing more than a silly farce. Ridiculous dialogue and senseless violence which was poorly placed and showed. No character had any depth to speak of and poor Jack Nicholson as Mob boss? I don't think so. Jack was and always will be a solo act. His tirades are embarrassing to watch as they are forced and unnatural. What's the matter? Was DeNiro unavailable? Or maybe he just read the script and said - Pass.. The end is expected and senseless. Everybody dies, good bad, whatever. It makes so much sense how everybody in the movie communicates with cell phones and text messages. You want to tell me that the police cant figure that out? Has technology regressed so much that mob boss cell phones are not tapped? I'm sure that the good folks at Sprint would help if asked nicely. The funny part is that in one scene, the police is very proud of the cellphone surveillance they have, as Matt Damon's Cajones shrivel up. He talks to his mob friend once a day, from the office no less, texts him freely. What the hell is this? Where is the sophistication? Where is the Drama? Matt Damons fiancée sleeps with Dicaprio but nothing is made of it? How stupid. Who scripted this thing? Mark Wahlberg should have that guy shot because it made him look like an idiot more than anyone else in the movie. So, why a score of 2 instead of 1 you ask? Vera Farmiga. I can sit around for hours just watching her.