What's all the fuss about?

Rating: 3/10 (1 November 2006)

Scorsese wanted to give us cops. criminals, mayhem, and suspense. But he didn't seem to care enough to craft an ending with any subtleties, twists, or psychological resolution. For this we sat through 2 1/2 hours of complication? Some other major failings: the opening is too long with lots of unneeded exposition; and that female lead...what a bore. Did she actually have lines? I didn't notice. DiCaprio was great, Damon wooden, Wahlberg surprisingly good, Sheen likable but the Boston accent unconvincing. And then there was Jack. As one critic says, he plays himself. Note the little "Shining" grin at one point. There was no stretching here for the old Lakers fan. Can I get my money back?