Shame on Scorsese, watch Infernal Affairs instead.

Rating: 1/10 (18 August 2007)

Before I saw the Departed I knew it was a remake of Infernal Affairs, so I expected the basic plot to be the same.
What I did not expect was for Scorsese to shamelessly copy Infernal Affairs practically scene for scene, word for word in some places.
All Scorsese does is change the title, the setting, the characters names, add 50 superfluous minutes, two unnecessary characters and a cop out ending.
Scorsese is a great director and deserved an Oscar long ago, but for him to accept an academy award for this outrageous piece of plagiarism is a disgrace.
The really sad thing is that so many people have watched and will watch this thinking its a good original thriller, unaware that they are watching a cheap imitation of a truly great Hong Kong film.
So please do yourself a favour and watch Infernal Affairs first, only then will you realise what a sham the Departed really is.