Best Movie Of The Year

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2007)

The real story in "The Departed" is in the dualities of DiCaprio and Damon's characters. Di Caprio is a cop with familial ties to crime who works as an undercover spy, whereas Damon is Colin Sullivan, ganglord Frank Costello's (Jack Nicholson) plant posing as a cop.
Each frame of this crime drama crackles with the kind of visual energy that's trademark Scorsese. We thrill to every cut and camera movement here because, like all of Scorsese's movies, they try to push the boundaries of cinematic language.
The cast is terrific, with the standouts clearly being Matt Damon and believe it or not, Mark Wahlberg. There were also outstanding performances by: Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Di Caprio, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone and Vera Farmiga.
Overall, it's a very fascinating look into the meaning of what it is to be a rat within a morass of a world in which everyone is a rat of different sorts.
This movie confirms that Leonardo DiCaprio is Scorcese's new Deniro. Another excellent work by Scorcese! 9/10