Tale of two movies

Rating: 1/10 (4 November 2007)

The first half of this movie was fresh, interesting and absorbing, i was seriously in and enjoying it. But from the big shootout scene onwards it just lost the plot and it seemed like the writers, director and actors just wanted to go on to their next million dollar project and leave us to suffer. And suffer i did because the holes and unexplained sections of this trash just made the previous hour or two wasted. No need for the secret envelope, what was the Shrink doing at the funeral or even in the movie at all, and her involvement with DiCaprio's character was beyond belief, why did Sullivan put a tail on Queenan, why didn't the cops act when the gangsters turned up at the building??? The most insulting aspect of this movie is that it is a remake of a successful Honk Kong movie - so classic case of Hollywood ruining a good idea. Why do they have to keep doing it? Because people go to blockbuster opening weekends and make these guys a fortune. But why give Scorsese any awards for this tripe! That part I don't get.