One of the best, maybe not his best

Rating: 10/10 (30 October 2006)

Both The Aviator and Gangs of New York left me with a bad taste into my mouth at the end, this movie is simply what I thought about the end. After that, superb direction with many scenes Marty left to the second unit and you can notice that. Really good actors,Di Caprio can face Big Jack Nicholson very well. Good surprise Vera Farmiga, really in her foot in the role. Simply fantastic the direction. The fights scenes and the Opera one, masterpieces inside the masterpiece. Really good all the actors and usual great editing by Thelma Schoonmaker. Ready to be beaten by usual Clint? Sounds always like a joke to me. This is the best living director, he plays the World Series all alone, how can he lose?
IF YOU DIDN'T SEE THE MOVIE YET DON'T READ WHAT FOLLOWS HERE. THIS IS NOT A SPOILER, BUT A LITTLE SCRIPT REVEALING.
Since I'm European I noticed a little "americanization" in this script. You cannot like Matt Damon as you could like his counterpart in Infernal Affairs, but that's a little thing, they were all good. Every character is well defined, it doesn't leave space to imagination. You know what they are. A little change from the original one. The had more "heart" then in this movie. By the way, this is The Departed, not Infernal Affairs.