Scorcese is the best filmmaker of our generation.

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2007)

The departed is yet another masterwork in a long career of masterworks for Martin Scorcese. Thank God he finally won an Oscar.
I am reluctant to say that this was his best film ever, only because so many of his others were just so solidly excellent that its really difficult to pick a favorite.
DiCaprio was/is an acting phenomenon, and Matt Damon and Alec Baldwin turn in the best performances of their careers. As did Mark Walburg and basically every other person who was on camera in this film. But Scorcese has always had the uncanny ability to wring the absolute best from his actors. And as usual, his use of music and score add a dimension that just takes the story to another level completely. It all comes together in such a magical and astounding way that you get up from the film with the feeling that you've just experienced something truly great. And its not often that you walk away from a film with that feeling.
All I can say is that I can't wait for his next effort.