Lean Streets

Rating: 2/10 (7 October 2006)

It's no great disgrace that Scorsesse takes this studio project for the dough; but why does every critic in the country have to pretend this warmed over T.V. cop show stuff is any good. It's not. It's a completely ridiculous and unbelievable story that throws around a few Shakespearian names in a lame attempt to give itself class.
If your idea of great cinema is "Face/Off" you might like it, otherwise your headed for disappointment. Nicholson does a credible job with this nonsense; nobody is bad really; though the female shrink is pretty sexist eye candy in this "tough guy" swamp. What else can I say? It would be nice if Scoresse could find something to really apply his gifts too; some of his underrated films (Casino, The Last Temptation Of Christ) deserve a second look rather than wasting time with this one.