The Departed [Blu-ray] | Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon

The Departed [Blu-ray] | Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon | Incredibile realism

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	The Departed [Blu-ray] Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon Warner Home Video, 2007 average customer review:based on 447 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Warner Brothers The Departed (Blu-ray)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg star in Martin Scorsese's new crime drama "The Departed." "The Departed" is set in South Boston where the state police force is waging an all-out war to take down the city's top organized crime ring. The key isto end the reign of powerful mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) from the inside. A young rookie, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assignedto infiltrate Costello's mob. While Billy is working to gain Costello's trust, another young cop, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is among a handful of elite officers whose mission is to bring Costello down. But what his superiors don't know is that Colin is working for Costello, keeping the crime bossone step ahead of the police. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operation he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin find themselves in constant danger of being caught-and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.

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EXCELLENT!

I just happened to see this movie the night before the Academy Awards. I'm not going to spoil the film for those of you who haven't seen it by revealing the ending but I was blown away by the end. Totally unexpected and just the way a movie should be.

Leonardo DiCaprio is superb here. His growth as an actor is amazing. Jack Nicholson is, well, Jack Nicholson, often reminding me of his role in "The Shining". And Matt Damon "mans up" in a way that will surprise all. Everyone in this flick does a masterful job. However, although the only signigicant female, Vera Farmiga, was out of her league here. If the plan was for her role to be downplayed, it would have worked better if she wasn't even in the movie - no one would have missed her. Again, another part that could just as easily been done as a "phone in". And, while I love Anthony Anderson, he also seems like he just wandered onto the set so Martin Scorsese factored him in.

This is one of the very best movies of all time. I'm glad that Scorsese finally won an Oscar, but it's hard to say if this was his best, with "Goodfellas", "Kings of New York", "The Aviator", and the magnificent "Raging Bull". WOW! Who needs an Oscar with a body of work like that?! Don't worry about statuettes, Marty - keep getting your name on checks!!

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Incredibile realism

I could not stop watching this movie and was stunned that it seemed to end so soon. The realism of the gory "shoot-em-up" scenes was astounding! Great story line and the ending was somewhat different than I'd expected. Overall excellent film.

The Departed

This is a good movie and it keeps you guessing the entire time. Nothing is as it seems.
I loved it.

A long awaited return to form

The Departed is a consistently engaging crime thriller from director Martin Scorsese. It's also the Scorsese film that I've been waiting for since Goodfellas, and I'm sure others feel the same way too. This film is a remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, however this review will make no comparisons to that movie. Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon play two moles. Dicaprio plays Billy Costigan, a rookie cop who goes deep undercover to take down mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Matt Damon plays Colin Sullivan, the man working for the state police as Costello's mole. The film also features Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin. Wahlberg gives the best performance of his career and nobody can play the sinister bad guy like Jack Nicholson.

Martin Scorsese is the master of the crime drama, as he as proved time and time again. His previous two films (not counting the Bob Dylan documentary Nor Direction Home) The Aviator and Gangs of New York had their merits, but they were missing something that the classic Scorsese films contained. Aviator was an interesting bio pic. while Gangs was defined by an Oscar worthy performance from Daniel Day Lewis. The Departed however is a return to form. Its main strength lies in the story telling, Throughout the film and especially in relation to the Damon and Dicaprio characters. You don't exactly know who's good or who's bad. It constantly keeps you guessing as any great Drama should.

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