(7.5) Flawed, But Tense And Adrenaline Packed

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2020)

My third viewing made me realize how flawed the movie really is. I have also come to realize that I actually don"t like Scorsese all that much as a director.
Yet, despite the movies inconsistencies and flaws, it is difficult to overlook or deny the adrenaline it possesses. To tell the truth it is one of the most tense films I've ever seen. So I can't rate it too low.
It does speed up a little too fast towards the end though, which is partly rectified by DiCaprios unexpected and heartbreaking end, along with the revenge killing taken out on Damon's character by Wahlberg (who somehow manages to steal our attention, in nearly every scene he's in.)