wow.. sorry it wasn't what i was expecting

Rating: 5/10 (7 October 2006)

Taxi drive, Raging bull, Goodfellas, Casino...those Martin Scorsese films i have watched over and over again, every time finding a new reason why to watch it again. compelling plot, gripping character and a solid story from the beginning to end. Unfortunately (and I'm sure some wont agree) this movie only had one, the gripping characters. its almost like having the recipe down pack, and just letting it burn in the oven in the last step, and as a Martin Scorsese fan, i was not happy. Jack, Damon, Mark, and Leonardo all did a marvelous job in the movie, but unfortunately that did not safe the fact that a 2hr and 30min film managed to wrap up the entire story plot in a mere 5mins and 4 bullets. now its not like I'm expecting a long dramatic cliché ending where the good guy prevails, but with all the detail that was put in the earlier part of the movie, you would expect more satisfaction, maybe in the form of detail, when it came down to wrapping up a Scorsese film. now I'm not going to say it was not a good movie, because i know a lot of people have put this on their top 10, but for the quality that some of us have come to expect from Martin Scorsese, the ending was too cut and dry for the endurance of an 2hr rat chase.~darkstalker