scorsese isn not what he use to be and a a scorsese lover this pain me to say so . he must have sit down watched goodfellas and think hmmm . what do i use to do that make me great . i will just copy that . it scorsese imitate himself and not do a very good job of it . the editing be quick and choppy like in goodfellas but too much so the whole film be like one big montage with very little innovative direction . decaprio and damon aren not great but neither be they bad and they just suffice . the actor that really shine be mark walberg and who finally ditch the breathless and confuse moron he usually play and do something way different and innovative with himself . alec baldwin be fantastic he have some of the best line and be an actor who just seem to be get well with age . normally i would say the same for jack who performance in as good a it get and be groundbreaking but this time he just play the joker in batman he too over the top for such a seriously acted movie . he be also make too nasty and just to make u dislike him with no seem root for all his hostility . the original be far superior the only thing the remake do well be establish decaprio in the gang before the fireworks start . basically all the element that make a scorsese movie great weren not there while the violence be comic book ( especially the number of head shot at the end ) and the film making be sub standard . only the writing remain consistently good but even then it follow too closely the layout of internal affair which be just plain lazy .