least favourite Scorcese film, what happened??

Rating: 5/10 (25 October 2006)

I was really disappointed with this movie. There were so many holes in the plot, and it was such an obvious story as well with so many unbelievable scenarios.
DiCaprio was overacting the whole way through the movie, no light and shade in his performance. His acting was just full on over the top, the whole way through. I think he was overcompensating for the fact that he is a pretty boy and small framed. Wrong choice for that part.
Jack Nicholson was great as usual.
The direction was great despite its lack of story, but someone really fell short of scrutinizing the storyline and scripting. Scorcese should have gotton the writers of the Sopranos to write it for him. Trying to suspend disbelief was impossible. The added love story of a shrink falling for her bad boy patient was just too predictable as well. I actually became bored during this movie and unfortunately regretted paying for it.
Maybe thats why Scorcese was promoting this movie personally, because it needed all the help it could get. I'm sure people will go to see it just because of its director, but I will be wary of attending another of his movies unless I see many reviews prior. I love Scorcese films, but I have to say "What happened??"