Brilliant yet flawed

Rating: 8/10 (8 October 2006)

The all star cast of this film does not disappoint with both Leo and Damon giving brilliant performances. I haven't personally encountered a Di Caprio character that is so deeply constructed since The Basketball Diaries.
However, the beauty about this film is the spectacular 'put ure money on him now for an Oscar' performance of Jack Nicholson. He gets the role of the slightly psychotic mob leader perfectly.
Scorcese builds the tension perfectly through deepening the characters and the plot in tandem, providing some moments of real tension. He also breaks much of this tension with some quite funny moments too.
This film does have an 'interesting' ending which will either delight of annoy many - in my case, I found it refreshing, compelling and chilling.