Drawn out, at times confusing, but finely done and thought provoking

Rating: 6/10 (25 December 2006)

What I liked: The cinematography, Matt Damon's portrayal of his character, Angelina lighting up the screen upon introduction of her character, Pesci and Deniro giving great performances, thought provoking messages about truth and life, and yes the directing by Deniro.
What I didn't like: Too long!, insufficient editing which made the movie drag out, the son of Matt Damon's character was annoying, the switching between times of the scenes was downright confusing and actually hard to follow for me (nobody ages), some of the plot was hard for me to grasp as to who was who in terms of their role in the CIA, etc. (I want to see it again and try to piece it all together better.) I see the movie winning some awards as the quality of the technical rendition of how to do a movie is superb. However, that does not go for the editing. I would classify this as a DVD rental and not a movie I would recommend to someone to go see in the theater as it isn't worth it.