I heard that this was supposed to be a decent movie from listening to Coast to Coast AM. Dude said that it had a twist, so I was ready to be totally disappointed (a la Memento--probably the biggest piece of crap ever). Since it's a Martin Scorsese film, I figured that it might be well done. Indeed it is. Totally worth the price of admission, even if I thought that I had it figured out. I actually did by the halfway point, but I second-guessed myself, so it was worth the wait through to the conclusion.
The cast includes some heavy-hitters: Leonardo DiCaprio (I couldn't remember his name...thus, he's "Capicola" to me), Ben Kingsley; and Max von Sydow. I liked Michelle Williams from the gay cowboy movie. Ted Levine completely vibes me out, still. I was convinced that De Niro was in there, too, but it's actually Elias Koteas done up to look like De Niro in that Frankenstein movie.
It's actually decent, although I can't deal with Capicola doing older roles--he's only two months older than me and hasn't oxidized as much, so he looks about 10 years younger. He couldn't convince me that he was Howard Hughes, and I'm still holding it against him.
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I'll have to see it then. DiCaprio really had to prove himself to me because I couldn't take him seriously for a while and then I started noticing he was actually a pretty good actor. Way better than most. I really liked The Aviator (I bought it on the cheap and a whim one time) though he couldn't play the older Howard Hughes but I don't think he tried to. Because that sure wouldn't work. Likely I'll see Shutter Island on video but now I know I shouldn't worry too much.
- TM
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