This is THE movie to see this year.

Rating: 10/10 (8 October 2006)

Wow. Repeat....WOW.
I can't heap enough praise on this movie. It's smart, fast-paced, extraordinarily well-written, and superbly acted. I think Nicholson, DiCaprio, and Wahlberg for sure, and possibly Damon, and Sheen will get Oscar nominations for this, while Scorsese will certainly finally win his. Also, a big nod to Alec Baldwin who was hilarious whenever he had screen time.
I have one quibble about plot: when the girlfriend discovers that Matt Damon is mobbed up, I can't believe that she was stupid enough to confront him. I also can't believe that he didn't kill her immediately at that point - he had no quibbles throughout the film about killing anyone else who found him out. Outside of this small point, though, the rest of the plot rang true. Was glad to hear the Dropkick Murphys in the soundtrack - it fit the story perfectly.
This movie just moved into my top ten films of all time list. Am going back next week to see it again.