works even better as a rewatch! you truly see the genius of it once you know the ending and can look for clues.

I find the acclaim for this film surprising. I found it to be painfully predicable from very early on, it was practically phoned in, and it made the whole last act just drag on. I got to the point that I'd joined enough dots that I just wanted it to end and it was only Oscar winner Robert Richardson's photography that kept me engaged. DiCaprio was great; once again Scorsese draws out the best in him. There's never a doubt it's a Scorsese film either, but he's taken weaker material and turned it into a better film.

"Which would be worse: To live as a monster, or to die as a good man?" Very touching words ..

"Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?" A great film noir movie from Scorsese. I like seeing something a little different from him. Leonardo DiCaprio is fantastic, as usual. The story is great and benefits a lot from a rewatch. The island looks great and really creepy.