Not prime Scorcese but good

Rating: 8/10 (6 October 2006)

A cross between trying to be Quentin Tarentino and the Oil Terrorist film by George Clooney. The plot and trying to be the world's greatest director in everyway possible makes in convoluted and hurts the themes and feelings of the work. This is not Mean Streets, Taxi Driver or King of Comedy. It has moments and is good but it's trying to hard to be slick Hollywood and 90s/ 2000 cool at the same time. I would hope that Scorcese is above that. I have yet to see the Dylan work but the last masterpiece I have seen from my man is the BFI tribute to American Films. Albeit I will say that Aviator had great moments. Fortunately we have some repertory around my area so I can catch stuff like Nights of Calabari or Jaws where they are meant to be seen until something really great comes out for me. The Propisition, Broken Flowers and Desecent have been my favorite recent films. Marty he's hoping you stop trying to be trendy for the Oscars or whatever reason why and aim for Cainnes- the real award instead. Even the soundtrack was the same choices for pop songs and way in the back ground- not like Tell Me and that great dance scene from Mean Streets and real commercial film music. Not like the great soundtrack from Taxi Driver. This is good but overrated. If someone is living inside of Marty please give him back to us...