Scorcese does it again

Rating: 9/10 (5 November 2007)

What can I say? This is the best gangster flick I've seen since Goodfellas. This movie had me engrossed the entire time and I definitely was not expecting the ending at all. I love movies like that. An all-star cast doesn't hurt either. The acting was excellent, though I think Mark Wahlberg's character was a bit over the top. His character was unlikeable, though at the end of this movie it works out, because the ending wouldn't have worked if he wasn't such a high-strung A-hole. The plot was simple yet intricate. A special unit of the police is out to round up a bunch of gangsters by placing a rat in the gang, only there's a slight problem. The gangsters have a mole working in the police department.
I will say that I'm going to have to rent this one again to catch a lot of stuff I missed the first time through. I'm sure I'll enjoy it as much as I did the first time.
Go out & rent this one along with Goodfellas, The Godfather, and Casino and have a great night of gangster action.