Dizzy but Good

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2006)

However, if you can keep track of who is betraying whom and when, more like at what moment in the movie, you can join Einsteinian ranks. Also, the two young stars, Leonardo and Ben, look so much alike and are built so much similarly and have so closely linked scenarios of betrayal or loyalty...take your pick...you do not really know who is whom until almost but not quite the last frame. And yes, there is a lady angle.No more needs to be said along that line. She is fine. There are a few jabs at fags, too, but not many.
This film is filled with wonderful cult performances all around, of course. This is pro Hollywood. And it reads like some of the Best Boston Blood crime stories. Cannot right now think of the author, but he had a string of cult best sellers based on the not so dainty Boston.
But hold your seats, track this dizzy slide ride carefully. The pace is fast, the editing split second.
If you can figure out who is betraying Whom at any one point, hang on to your judgment until the last scenes. Do not be hasty.
Of course, the original story was first filmed in a movie set in L.A., and Boston is a bit more colorful than The Southland, in a film called "Internal Affairs." They are internal, that is for sure.
They mention the earlier film in the credits, that one a few years ago, set in L.A. Oddly Boston is more colorful,like red for blood.
For all these talented people, i can only say one minor thing: It takes about half of the film before you have finally figured out which one Di Caprio is playing, which one Ben is playing, and who is betraying whom. These two young actors, fine fine fine, started out roughly at the same time and resemble each other so much it is really hard to keep track. A hint, but not a giveaway, check the face hair, make a decision based on that. It works.
buckle your seat belts. YOu will not really really know until the last frame. Who is the good guy, who is the bad guy, are there really any of either. Your choice.
In other words, Yes, Virginia, it is THAT GOOD, if you like nitty gritty Boston stuff.
bloody Boston crime,accents and all.....