A crime classic from the great Martin Scorsese

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2007)

A movie about the Irish Mob versus the Massachusetts State Police which is set in modern day Boston,this movie,The Departed follows two men,rookie cop William"Billy"Costigan(played superbly by frequent Scorsese collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio) and Colin Sullivan(played brilliantly by Matt Damon in a role like none of his others). The main villain that is causing all the trouble is Francis"Frank"Costello(played excellently by Jack Nicholson) however getting him is the hard part because he has a mole in the State Police.In my view,the main factor of this movie is that Billy Costigan is undercover in Costello's mob but is working for the State Police at the same time whilst Colin Sullivan is working for the State Police but is however faithful to Costello more than the police. There were also good performances from Mark Wahlberg,Martin Sheen,Ray Winstone,Vera Farmiga and Alec Baldwin.This film definitely deserved the Best Picture Oscar as well as a Best Director for well renowned mob thriller director Martin Scorsese who directed Goodfellas,Casino,Gangs of New York,etc.