Absolutely Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2007)

The Departed is without a shadow of a doubt the best movie the past few years have to offer. Everything adds up in a way movie fans never even dreamed of imagining before. Scorsese's style and panache start at an incredibly high standard and never waver, the script is absolutely genius and calling the acting top-notch is the worst understatement ever written. The story has so many possibilities, and chooses exactly those paths that give the spectators what they want, without turning the whole thing into a clichÃ©. Scorsese more than deserved the Oscar for this magnificent piece of film history. I needed two days to recover from this absolute work of art.