Be warned - this is a scorsese movie

Rating: 4/10 (1 July 2007)

Given the sheer mass of acting talent in this movie I think Scorsese has completely out done himself to create something thats for the most part boring. Yet again the sheer scale and charisma of the actors have carried his bad directing and shocking dialogue. I cannot emphasise enough how patchy this movie is - any scene thats enjoyable is followed by some amateurish gibberish that just makes you want to run up to Scorsese and hit him with a bread stick. Given my rant, the plot is OK for the most part and makes me really want to read the book. The actors cant really be blamed for the bad dialogue, aside from matt damon who just drains your energy with his shocking facial expressions and poor performance. If you *must* see this movie make sure you're not the one paying for the DVD caus you're guaranteed to feel like you wont get that money back.