Bob Dillon sang, "You Gotta Serve Somebody" ... and so it goes.

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2013)

This gangster movie, dressed up as cops and robbers, is severely pumped by Boston bluntness where everyone is on the fast track to earning the film's title. An epic espionage battle ensues with "rats" abound. The native Bostonians set the tone, as Matt Damon is brilliant trying to stay ahead of the pack and Mark Wahlberg's chip on the shoulder routine doesn't let up while Nicholson swims in the self serving villain role somehow missing the obvious? The police psychiatrist played by Vera Farmiga adds the DiCaprio box office love tryst but obliterated a gripping suspension of disbelief (unprofessional relationship and distributing prescription drugs without being an MD?)Despite the insult to our intelligence, the All Star cast delivers while Scorsese over-delivers as per the norm for our American filmmaker.