Not Scorsese's Best But Still Wonderful

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2014)

Fantastic, gritty cinematography compounds with an excellent story and great cast to give us The Departed, one of the best crime dramas of the past fifteen years. The police send a mole into Jack Nicholson's crime syndicate to get evidence against him while Jack has a mole in the police. Each mole is trying to find out who the other is as the police and the criminals get closer and closer to a confrontation.
I wouldn't say this is a really intense thriller as it didn't leave me at the edge of my seat, but it was a very good one that kept you watching to the very end. The ending may be shocking to some, though I found it to be what I expected (and this could come from my recent run-through of all of Tarantino's movies).
The X's all over the movie give snobs something to think over while the movie is engaging and interesting enough for anyone to enjoy. Be prepared for a cameo by Jack Nicholson's pecker, something I'm sure will be remembered forever.
Overall, a fantastic crime thriller that any fan of adult in tone films will enjoy.