The Departed

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:18 pm

Short review: This was great. The unlikely casting (specifically including Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marky Mark, Papa Sheen, and Alec Baldwin) works perfectly. Engaging, funny, nailbiting, and clever. My only complaint is that some of the twists feel a little contrived. Or maybe I'm just slow. A

mkilly · Post by **mkilly** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:40 am

Yes, contrived, but it's charming enough to overcome that imo. Damn, this was a movie and a half. I liked it quite a lot. Matt Damon is so good. Alec Baldwin owns every scene he's in, to echo the NYT. Having just watched Mean Streets, I don't know that I could call it good for a Scorsese film (given that's such a high mark to meet... and also that I don't know I would call Gangs or Aviator the same), but it's very good for an action/suspense one.

raisedbywolves · Post by **raisedbywolves** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:42 pm

It's a pretty solid piece of entertainment. It's no Infernal Affairs, but I like the way Scorsese made the material feel like it was his. And go Marky Mark! He's easily the best and most likeable I've ever seen him. The people in the audience kept gasping at the violence and commenting on it. I guess it's pretty violent. I dunno. But anyway, <b>B.</b>

Billy's Little Trip · Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:44 am

I just saw The Departed. What a great movie! Awesome cast, great story, great acting, suspense, dark humor and great music.

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:25 am

Blah. This won the academy award? I guess a bunch of famous names is good enough for them. What about Babel?

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:10 pm

fodroy wrote:Blah. This won the academy award?

I loved this movie, but I get the feeling the Oscar would have gone to Martin Scorsese regardless. [size=0](Anyone who wants to nitpick this sentence can shut the hell up; there was no more concise way of putting it.)[/size]

Justincombustion · Post by **Justincombustion** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:17 am

I guess I'm the only one who thought Marky Mark was a douche bag. Horrible delivery, too wooden and as intimidating as a high school kid who realizes his friend is next to him.
But I hate Marky Mark for real, so I could have been prejudiced. (I just didn't think the album "To the Extreme" was ever forgivable, even if he tries to act now)

jezebelus · Post by **jezebelus** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:22 am

This is absolutely the best movie in 2006 along with Borat. I like Leo Di Caprio's bad a$$ look 8)