Great movie, great performances

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2007)

Everyone knows that The Departed is not Scorsese's best movie, but I would say that it's still pretty damn good. The plot is plenty complicated and moves very quickly and there's lots of that casual violence that he specializes in, that seems to spring from nowhere and always gives you a jolt. The ending's good too  not to give too much away, but Scorsese never wimps out with a "Hollywood ending" and he always keeps it real.
Leonardo Di Caprio turns in a surprisingly convincing performance. I thought he was way too much of a fairy boy and I was wrong  kudos Leo. The rest of the performances are also stellar, especially Mr. Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg. This guy needs better roles cuz he can really act.
I'd definitely go and see this one again.