I departed Disappointed

Rating: 6/10 (17 October 2006)

Much of this movie seemed contrived and lacked credibility.
Biggest weakness in my opinion was the shrink character.
She was a lousy actress.....and miscast as a shrink.
More importantly, the movie would have lost nothing had that entire role been eliminated.
Her character seemed a distraction throughout the entire script.
Nicholson was terrific. There was one scene which I won't describe in detail (for the benefit of those who have not seen the movie)where he made a facial expression that perfectly conveyed what he was describing....as memorable a moment as I can recall in a movie.
I still recommend the movie as very worth seeing.
My expectations may have been too high because I saw it after all the great reviews. It is a very good movie with some great performances by Nicholson and DiCaprio especially. But fell below being a great movie in my opinion.