Release Date: Feb 19, 2010
Runtime: 2 hr. 18 min.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow.
After several months of delay, Scorsese returns with a throwback to film noir thrillers in style. From start to finish, the intensity is palpable, sending you on a mind-numbing chase that twists and turns. Setting up each scene is the ominous drone of classical music that further adds to the enigmatic ambiance. As the film delves deeper, we see the protagonist, played by the ever-talented Leo DiCaprio, gradually begin to deteriorate amid manipulation and remorse. Along with a superb cast of Sir Kingsley, Ruffalo, Michelle Williams and Jackie Earle Haley, this film is nothing short of acting at its finest. While fairly predictable in nature and deliberate in unveiling the plot, the end result is well-honed and brought to fruition. There is an uneasiness that lingers like any Dennis Lehane adaptation, but the open-endedness is what makes it so worthwhile. Overall, a terrific thriller that provides an abundance of suspense, as well as some frights.
Rating: 4 stars
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