this remake of internal affair and a great movie in it own right and add a whitey bulger john connolly boston twist that just beg for brilliance it a can not miss story line with a powerhouse cast . however and it a huge disappointment . despite such compelling material and scorsese only skim the surface and opt for gloss instead of substance and add confuse sub plot that serve mainly to hook the audience . these sub plot destroy the momentum of the film and pull the whole thing off the track . without these ( no spoiler ) and the film may have have a chance . scorsese trademark violence stinger be now overripe at best . be i the only one who start to yawn when people be get pound over a loud soundtrack in casino . i doubt it . there be some pretty silly ensemble work here and too be not talk glenngary glen ross or the usual suspect here by any stretch . most of the bad highlight usually involve wahlberg profane fool of a character . overall and the individual characterization seem to be either shrill and a in the case of the annoy wahlberg and chest thumping damon and or flat and like sheen police captain . nicholson whitey bulger take be completely lack in menace it amuse and if nothing else . only dicaprio brood billy costigan stand out and but he get nowhere to go and both literally and figuratively the sub plot basically turn his character to face the wall . much have be make of the end here and but i would describe it with one word cowardly . i just couldn not respect this film much and particularly in light of goodfellas and other scorsese masterpiece . overall and 4 star and only because it him probably the bad best picture oscar since american beauty .