Martin Scorsese's best picture since 'Goodfellas' is a spell-bounding crime classic with every film element imaginable at its peak.

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2014)

Crime has been a powerhouse genre for film for decades. These stories have intense plots and interesting characters that make us see the world of crime in shockingly new ways. Director Martin Scorsese is the king of making crime films that are not only good but influential and classic. In his film 'The Departed' we have an intense story with genius characters and superb acting. Leonardo Dicaprio gives his best performance as Billy Costigan, a low-life Boston citizen who plans on finding a job in the police force. When he gets a job from the Boston State Police as an undercover investigator to take down brutal mobster Frank Costello (a brilliant Jack Nicholson) and get his works pay. Big shot Massachusetts state police detective Collin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is working on taking Costello down the old fashion way, but is secretly working with him and is a rat in the police force. As the gravity of the crime increases and secrets and lies are revealed, you'll get Martin Scorsese crime like you have never seen before and it will leave you shocked and speechless. Scorsese deals with the themes of power, corruption of authority and lying more than ever in this picture. He has interesting characters that are both similar and different to each other at the same time. Each actor, especially Leonardo Dicaprio give strong performances that are believable and not forced like in most crime films at all. William Monahan's screenplay is a reflection on the criminal system in America, and how crime is in everyone in relation to the law and in relation to crime cases in general. He portrays how big messages or clues can be right under our nose and how unpredictable the world of crime is. The film editing is superbly superior, adding intense violence and great directorial shots to complete this masterpiece. Not a single thing is wrong with this new crime classic, and Martin Scorsese adds on his legacy to crime films in cinema, adding different and similar aspects to his original style of film making to make this pure cinematic beauty entertaining and eye-opening at the same time.