Great movie!

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2006)

OK...I know there were some issues that ended up being unbelievable, and some talent was wasted, and I've never seen the original, but still.... this is 10 times better than any of the other crap being put out in movie theaters! I mean, to satisfy you guys does it have to be the most insanely brilliant movie possible? Where do you even find movies you'd rate a 10? Of course it's not perfect, but at least it was intelligent. The ending was a bit much, sure, but it's still better than any thing I've seen lately by far. Because I think this movie drew a fairly intelligent audience with higher expectations than most, I think it's getting knocked unfairly. It's not perfect but I still think it's just so much better than practically any other movie in the last few years. If people are only giving it a 5 or lower, how would you rate "The Holiday" or some piece of dribble? Maybe it's not up to your expectations, but on a scale in comparison to other movies, this clearly tops the majority. I REALLY enjoyed the movie, liked the acting, the storyline, the direction, everything. My biggest problem with the movie was the bizarre Boston accents...even Matt Damon's and Wahlberg's were a mess...and they're from Boston! Both my parents grew up there so I've heard some pretty strong ones, but they didn't sound like that. OK, rant over, there's nothing wrong with pointing out a movie's flaws but I just can't see how this is getting dismissed as a crappy movie by so many people.