Ever since Reed was a little kid, he showed signs of genius, but that genius was always misunderstood. (blog.bullz-eye.com)
Coming after Taxi Driver, critics probably grew restless looking for more signs of a genius filmmaker that they thought Scorsese to be within this rather straightforward drama - romance, with its length, unsympathetic lead character and ostensibly confusing themes. (qwipster.net)
And there's more — if you talk to yourself, that's a sign of genius too! (businessinsider.com)