Better than Hyped

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2006)

Wow...I just finished watching and I have to say it was even better than I expected. I was pretty much the last one to see it out of my group of friends and I wasn't given a bad review by any of them. Going in I was a bit apprehensive, with the movie being pumped up the way it was I was sure a letdown was inevitable. All I can say is, boy was I wrong. Not only was the movie well written and directed, but the acting was out of this world. Nicholson as usual was phenomenal, Damon as the villain was tremendous and DiCaprio blew me away. I really expected great acting out of everyone, but I think Leo has finally come into his own and possibly stole the movie. I have never really been a big fan of his, granted he is a talented actor, but I thought in previous movies he was more of a pretty boy than a show stopper. In the Departed DiCaprio plays one hell of a bad-ass.
Visually this movie was gripping. I am a bit biased and find Boston to be a great city with many sites, but in this movie they were able to find every possible dirty, sleazy and just plain rough area they could find and made Boston look like a city to avoid.
In all I think this is by far the best movie 2006 has offered to date, and I personally feel this is actually one of the greatest action/thriller movies ever. Scorsese has outdone himself by far, and that is saying a lot. This movie might only be topped by Taxi Driver or Raging Bull on Scosese' impressive resume. In general I would recommend this movie to all, though I would suggest leaving the kids and anyone that can't handle the sight of blood(there is definitely LOTS of it) at home.