Best Movie of the Year

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2006)

It was a long awaited return for "THE" Martin Scorsese, but it was well worth it. Not since Casino have we seen crafty camera-work and not since Goodfellas have we seen the twists and turns of a great gangster movie. What Shakespeare did for the theater, Scorses does for the movies. If they snub him again at the Oscars, it is truly a crime against movie society. Jack Nicholson is back in "Jack" form. He has abandoned the feel good roles and makes the moviegoer actually feel good about their lives. Matt Damon returns to his Boston roots and once again captivates audiences as he did in Good Will Hunting. The entire cast, from Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, and Leo DiCaprio were cast perfectly and make the movie one of the best ensembles in recent history.