Great Film

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2012)

I've been going to school for media arts, and have recently been watching older films - taxi driver, easy rider, deer hunter, etc. good ol' classics. This film ranks right up there with the best.
It took me about 45 minutes to realize I had seen this film before - maybe six or seven years ago. That is how intricate and intense this movie is - it keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing until the very end. I briefly looked over some of the other reviews - especially the very negative reviews, and I am astonished that someone can dig up some pathetic excuses as to why this movie is bad. I mean c'mon, I don't see your name at the end of a blockbuster film - who do you think you are criticizing an amazing screenplay. Sure there are some minor imperfections.
In my mind, from the movies I have seen - new and old, everybody dies in a great movie, and this is yet another example reaffirming my theory; except in this one, more than your average amount of people are shot in the head even characters who haven't been introduced, unnecessary?
Say what you will, but if you are giving this movie a one star, then you just woke up on the wrong side of the bed, or have had a bad day. I don't particularly admire Scorsese, or any of the actors, so I can say without a doubt that my vote is unbiased and quite accurate - just ignore those who obviously have a biased unrealistic opinion.