best picture? not sure.

Rating: 7/10 (18 April 2007)

This was definitely a fun movie. It deserves acclaim. But Best Picture? Was it really that slow a year in Hollywood? I loved the good guy as bad guy, vice versa thing. But the depth of the movie ended right about there. Class issues, OK, but that's the same thing. This is a great action movie with great acting, well executed by a brilliant director. But when it was over, nothing really stuck with me. It was like getting off a cool ride at a theme park. "That was fun. Now what?" Scorsese has had better movies, as have most of the leading actors. I think The Departed is a great movie, but I had been expecting much more after all the hype.