Let down

Rating: 3/10 (1 April 2007)

I watched the end credits of this movie wishing I hadn't bothered. There were moments of the film when I was engrossed, but the whole thing tried too hard to be Scorcese, yet at the same time was just yet another formula Hollywood movie. Yep even Scorcese type movies have become formula. Good guy, bad guy, is the bad guy good and vice versa, who can you trust, and throw in a bit of violence, some of it that (i hope) has the intention of providing a twist. Easy. But not interesting any more.
I may be a minority, but the best films I've seen recently have not been from famous directors, nor have they had casts of stellar A list actors. Think; Children of Men, Little Miss Sunshine etc. I avoided The Departed for a while because of the hype, I wish I had kept my resolve.
If you must watch Scorcese, re-rent Goodfellas. Now that's a movie.
(Edit:) How can other reviewers rate 9 stars and then also say they wouldn't sit through the movie again? Arrrggghhhh.