A near perfect thriller

Rating: 9/10 (5 March 2007)

Undercover cops and criminals. There are moments when you think you are watching Face Off, Catch Me If You Can, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, Reservoir Dogs or may be Casino but its all there in 'The departed'. Story is flawless except for a banal ending. Narration is very regular;three stories very obviously connected run parallel and meet after almost half the film is over. It opens in layers and is a sheer joy to watch the character finally crossing each other's territory. Dialogs are punched and speed is fast. Editing is a little shoddy in a few scenes but may be footage weren't too helping i guess.
Its a definite Oscar winner. 'Gimme Shelter' works again for Scorcese. John Lennon reference was damn funny :> Everyone is extremely good but its just impossible to not mention Caprio. He is so gifted and he is so good. He plays a perfect undercover policeman. Popping down tablets of speed, short tempered, a nice guy playing a bad guy trying hard to get back to his real side. He plays it so beautifully. Scene where he get up slapping his face with both hands is a stealer. I hope Scorcese make 5000 more films and he cast Caprio in all of them.