Good movie, good plot, good acting, not a masterpiece.

Rating: 5/10 (9 April 2020)

Good movie, good plot, good acting, not a masterpiece. Many liked Nicholson as Costello. I thought he was way too chirpy and maniacal. Maybe I have seen him similarly in too many roles, but I didn't buy the fact that he was the boss running this organized criminal gang. Being used to watching Scorcese's movies bring masterful performances: Pesci in Goodfellas, De Niro in Goodfellas, Dicaprio in Wolf of Wallstreet, De Niro in Taxi Driver. I never really felt impressed by the chemistry he had with either Damon or Dicaprio. It was mediocre in Scorsese's standards and great for any other standard.
The twists and turns were interesting, but at the end of the movie it ends up feeling rushed and messy. We never really knew who the mole that kills Dicaprio was until the end, and it shaped the end of the movie? I personally could never connect with the DiCaprio or Damon. It is as if the movie had a really fast paced tone, and it didn't accomplish introducing the characters properly. The movie had too many Cameos that it failed at solidifying the experience of any character. DiCaprio was the one that I could briefly connect, but he was complaining so much that I failed to get some sort of perspective of his experience.
Even after the fact that they interacted with a psychologist do we not see some sort of semblance of their charisma, philosophy, ideals, morals. Too many scenes offered little character building for the protagonist in 2 hours and 30 mins. The problem was that not only the protagonist had one-dimensional showings, but the entire cast in the movie did. I NEVER cared for anyone in this movie but DiCaprio, and his frustration for being undercover.