What’s Aged the Worst?
T9 pocket texting is the explicit final choice with agreement. Nicholson’s performance, Wahlberg’s hair, the envelope panic, rooftop trap and microchip subplot are other criticisms; Gimme Shelter is explicitly a nonwinning nominee.
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- Nicholson’s entire performance is nominated as aged worst.
- Mark Wahlberg’s hair is criticized.
- Costigan’s panic and handling of the Citizens Bank envelope are questioned against his established intelligence.
- Costigan’s plan to trap Matt Damon’s character on the same roof where Queenan died is questioned.
- Damon sending a complicated T9 text in his pocket is the explicit winner, with agreement, and is considered implausible and dated.
- The Chinese-microchip subplot is dismissed as confusing.
- Scorsese’s third use of “Gimme Shelter” is criticized as overuse despite other strong Stones choices.