Very Good, Not Goodfellas

Rating: 7/10 (8 February 2007)

I'm getting tired of the comparisons between these movies. They are totally different and unique unto themselves. I liked The Departed a lot, and as a local, I was laughing my way through a lot of the subtleties and regional flavor of the humor, and the cynical mentality that is part of Boston culture was well portrayed. The only ones that got the accent right were Wahlberg and Damon, both from the area, although Baldwin almost nailed it. Sheen and Nicholson failed miserably with the accent, though. DiCaprio was the best of the lot as far as his overall performance, and Nicholson the worst, only because he still felt compelled to do his "Jack" thing. It was a little distracting, and I think another actor would have been better cast. Baldwin was funny as hell. Great movie, but not even close to the grand epic that was Goodfellas.