this is probably the best mafia film not involving Pacino or Liotta. the movie begins with the flashback and then creates the parallel between Damon and DiCaprio that carries the rest of the story. the two end up overlapping stories. the movie gives a sense to the audience that they know what’s going on and who the good guys are and then rips it out from under them.
DiCaprio only does epic lately. a long way from the the beach. i like him in this roll and he does an awesome job. Damon comes back to his Bostonian accent and works his character well. he’s the shit though so i saw it coming. glad Affleck is getting the work he deserves. Sheen’s getting old, but it works well with his protective-father-like persona in this one. Jack’s going strong after a few rolls where he played his age and had feelings to a complete douchebag and i love him for it. Marky Mark is a coin toss, but this one came up the shit.
the lead up to the end is masterful and Scorsese is at is best since taxi driver (but to be fair i havent seen raging bull yet). it’s the best film this year by far. this one probably would have even held it’s own during oscar season if they had waited on it for awhile.
*****