A departure from sub par 2006 cinema

Rating: 10/10 (8 October 2006)

"The Departed" is outstanding. Leonardo DiCaprio sets the screen on fire, along with Matt Damon, Mark Whalberg, and, of course, the legend Jack Nicholson. The sold out audience I saw it with laughed hysterically at the funny parts (which there is a surprising number of) and became dead silent at the intense parts (which there is, unsurprisingly, a lot of). Mr. Scorsese once again raises the bar that he set years ago, and proves to us that when it comes to smart, ultra-violent films, there is no equal. If you haven't already, go see this film, I haven't been a huge fan of Leonardo DiCaprio's work in the past, but he absolutely floored me in this one, everyone on and off screen was playing their "A" game. GO SEE THE DEPARTED!!!