Imagine a great bicycle kick, now imagine it hits the post..

Rating: 7/10 (4 December 2006)

I can not believe the difference of the satisfaction level between the first and the second halves and there's one obvious reason for that: The screenplay!! Even before you have read or seen any comment about this movie, your expectations are high since the cast is amazing and it's a cop vs mafia( although you really see it's not that black and white when the movie starts) situation where you think that the names in the cast will pull out a great job right? Well, THAT, you got!! Even more than you think which is easily realized by the outstanding Di Caprio performance( which however i believe is boosted to its limits thanks to Nicholson more than Scorsese). The movie gets you right where it wants starting from the first lines in the means of direction, acting, pace etc.. It sets up the story, neighborhood, main characters perfectly.. It builds up beautifully with its storyline and even the choice of music adds up to your inference power about the events. However, you start to raise your eyebrow to some small mistakes characters start to do towards the end. A little bit of chin scratching is added to that when the mistakes become more obvious and you find yourself praying not to walk out with an awful ending. Finally, the screenplay collapses towards the very end. I mean, what the heck was William Monahan thinking? The original Infernal Affairs screenplay was much better. I believe he also wrote the screenplay for 'Kingdom of Heaven' which I think was also lame. I am giving some serious thinking on not to reach to my pocket to buy a movie ticket if i find out that this guy is involved! You simply don't have the luxury to make mistakes in a screenplay where reality, accuracy or consistency affect the overall rating of the film more than the average. This is no 'Daredevil' or some other kind of fantasy movie and i definitely can't show the same tolerance as a viewer. But STILL, it is a great movie and I definitely recommend that you see it and decide for yourself but beware for it's like watching Ronaldinho perform a great bicycle kick which hits the post, having an amazing foreplay without a happy ending or meeting the girl of your dreams and then finding out she's a lesbian.