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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
BBFC: 18
Scorsese directing a movie about organised crime in modern day Boston? Who'd a thunk it? This is rather a good one though so worth getting.
The story revolves around crime boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) who has most of the crime in Boston under his control. He also has a mole in the local SIU (Boston's elite organised crime detection unit) in the form of officer Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), who incidently seems to have a lot of trouble pulling off a Boston accent, as does Mark Warhberg who plays a detective handler in control of Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is planted into Costello's organisation to get close to him and bring him to justice.
The whole 'two moles' thing works brilliantly: neither knows each other although they come close a few times, and there are some great interweavings of how their seperate lives criss-cross throughout the movie.
As per usual you can't have a Scorsese movie without a bucket of blood here and there, but unfortunately you sometimes get the feeling that the movie only exists because the SFX department invented a neat new way to show headshots and bullet impacts (the same effect seems to be repeated a few times) and that they wanted a vehicle to use it on.
The two stars of the show are really DiCaprio, who manages to convey the strains and pressures of working undercover for long periods brilliantly, and Jack Nicholson who, as well as playing a convincing psychopath, manages to portray his character with great humour, particularly during the shrimp breakfast (with a side order of amputated hand) and when he does his rat impression.
Despite the dodgy accent Mark Wahlberg has some of the best lines as the foul-mouthed detective handler, but Matt Damon plays his role a bit too deadpan for my liking, he doesn't show a lot of versatility and seems to only have a set range of facial expressions in all his movies. And his accent grates on the nerves.
Great thing about The Departed is that it's pretty much non-stop, even the slower scenes are adrenaline filled and the set-pieces are directed with Scorsese's unique panache, so highly recommended if you're looking for a great cops and robbers action flic with a few neat twists and a very, VERY satisfying ending.
10/10
1 point deducted for Damon's dodgy accent, then 1 point added again for the last scene in the movie.
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
BBFC: 18
Scorsese directing a movie about organised crime in modern day Boston? Who'd a thunk it? This is rather a good one though so worth getting.
The story revolves around crime boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) who has most of the crime in Boston under his control. He also has a mole in the local SIU (Boston's elite organised crime detection unit) in the form of officer Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), who incidently seems to have a lot of trouble pulling off a Boston accent, as does Mark Warhberg who plays a detective handler in control of Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is planted into Costello's organisation to get close to him and bring him to justice.
The whole 'two moles' thing works brilliantly: neither knows each other although they come close a few times, and there are some great interweavings of how their seperate lives criss-cross throughout the movie.
As per usual you can't have a Scorsese movie without a bucket of blood here and there, but unfortunately you sometimes get the feeling that the movie only exists because the SFX department invented a neat new way to show headshots and bullet impacts (the same effect seems to be repeated a few times) and that they wanted a vehicle to use it on.
The two stars of the show are really DiCaprio, who manages to convey the strains and pressures of working undercover for long periods brilliantly, and Jack Nicholson who, as well as playing a convincing psychopath, manages to portray his character with great humour, particularly during the shrimp breakfast (with a side order of amputated hand) and when he does his rat impression.
Despite the dodgy accent Mark Wahlberg has some of the best lines as the foul-mouthed detective handler, but Matt Damon plays his role a bit too deadpan for my liking, he doesn't show a lot of versatility and seems to only have a set range of facial expressions in all his movies. And his accent grates on the nerves.
Great thing about The Departed is that it's pretty much non-stop, even the slower scenes are adrenaline filled and the set-pieces are directed with Scorsese's unique panache, so highly recommended if you're looking for a great cops and robbers action flic with a few neat twists and a very, VERY satisfying ending.
10/10
1 point deducted for Damon's dodgy accent, then 1 point added again for the last scene in the movie.
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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
BBFC: 18
Scorsese directing a movie about organised crime in modern day Boston? Who'd a thunk it? This is rather a good one though so worth getting.
The story revolves around crime boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) who has most of the crime in Boston under his control. He also has a mole in the local SIU (Boston's elite organised crime detection unit) in the form of officer Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), who incidently seems to have a lot of trouble pulling off a Boston accent, as does Mark Warhberg who plays a detective handler in control of Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is planted into Costello's organisation to get close to him and bring him to justice.
The whole 'two moles' thing works brilliantly: neither knows each other although they come close a few times, and there are some great interweavings of how their seperate lives criss-cross throughout the movie.
As per usual you can't have a Scorsese movie without a bucket of blood here and there, but unfortunately you sometimes get the feeling that the movie only exists because the SFX department invented a neat new way to show headshots and bullet impacts (the same effect seems to be repeated a few times) and that they wanted a vehicle to use it on.
The two stars of the show are really DiCaprio, who manages to convey the strains and pressures of working undercover for long periods brilliantly, and Jack Nicholson who, as well as playing a convincing psychopath, manages to portray his character with great humour, particularly during the shrimp breakfast (with a side order of amputated hand) and when he does his rat impression.
Despite the dodgy accent Mark Wahlberg has some of the best lines as the foul-mouthed detective handler, but Matt Damon plays his role a bit too deadpan for my liking, he doesn't show a lot of versatility and seems to only have a set range of facial expressions in all his movies. And his accent grates on the nerves.
Great thing about The Departed is that it's pretty much non-stop, even the slower scenes are adrenaline filled and the set-pieces are directed with Scorsese's unique panache, so highly recommended if you're looking for a great cops and robbers action flic with a few neat twists and a very, VERY satisfying ending.
10/10
1 point deducted for Damon's dodgy accent, then 1 point added again for the last scene in the movie.
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
BBFC: 18
Scorsese directing a movie about organised crime in modern day Boston? Who'd a thunk it? This is rather a good one though so worth getting.
The story revolves around crime boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) who has most of the crime in Boston under his control. He also has a mole in the local SIU (Boston's elite organised crime detection unit) in the form of officer Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), who incidently seems to have a lot of trouble pulling off a Boston accent, as does Mark Warhberg who plays a detective handler in control of Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is planted into Costello's organisation to get close to him and bring him to justice.
The whole 'two moles' thing works brilliantly: neither knows each other although they come close a few times, and there are some great interweavings of how their seperate lives criss-cross throughout the movie.
As per usual you can't have a Scorsese movie without a bucket of blood here and there, but unfortunately you sometimes get the feeling that the movie only exists because the SFX department invented a neat new way to show headshots and bullet impacts (the same effect seems to be repeated a few times) and that they wanted a vehicle to use it on.
The two stars of the show are really DiCaprio, who manages to convey the strains and pressures of working undercover for long periods brilliantly, and Jack Nicholson who, as well as playing a convincing psychopath, manages to portray his character with great humour, particularly during the shrimp breakfast (with a side order of amputated hand) and when he does his rat impression.
Despite the dodgy accent Mark Wahlberg has some of the best lines as the foul-mouthed detective handler, but Matt Damon plays his role a bit too deadpan for my liking, he doesn't show a lot of versatility and seems to only have a set range of facial expressions in all his movies. And his accent grates on the nerves.
Great thing about The Departed is that it's pretty much non-stop, even the slower scenes are adrenaline filled and the set-pieces are directed with Scorsese's unique panache, so highly recommended if you're looking for a great cops and robbers action flic with a few neat twists and a very, VERY satisfying ending.
10/10
1 point deducted for Damon's dodgy accent, then 1 point added again for the last scene in the movie.