Overrated

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2002)

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that this was one of the greatest films of all time. Seriously, I don't mean to call this a bad movie by any means - it was brilliantly written, with solid directing and great performances from an ensemble cast. But ranking this movie as the fifteenth greatest in cinematic history is simply outrageous. Personally, I don't like ranking films according to their greatness - unless you've seen every film ever created it's a little difficult to judge, and even then, what grounds do you base your judgement on? My point here is that every "top ten" list or "greatest of all-time" list should be taken with a grain of salt, or in this case, maybe a whole tablespoon.