Confusing and Adsurd

Rating: 2/10 (8 October 2006)

I have never been more disappointed in a movie in my life. A great twist in a movie is one like "the Usual Suspects", where there were clues to the deception. In this film, the twists were just thrown out in mid air. Also, the entire "love story" angle was useless. Finally, having 3 or 4 or 5 endings was ridiculous. Sorry, one more thing, so who was the good guys, who are we rooting for? I wanted to love this movie so bad. But I wound up hating it. Sorry. One example of a useless scene. Jack Nicholson is in a porn movie theater and finds Matt Damon. Now, Matt Damon has essentially lived his life to protect and serve "mobster" Nicholson. What does Nicholson do? Threaten to take away his girlfriend. How I will never know? Then advise him he is not doing enough for him. HUH??????? Damon was so loyal to Nicholson you would have thought he was his father. Just another example of a scene where the writer and director tried too hard and simply failed.