Great direction and great performances make this one of the best crime dramas.

Rating: Null/10 (2 December 2010)

It has been years since I first saw The Departed, and since then I have rewatched it many times. I am finally able to write a review of it.
The Departed is everything a film aspires to be. It is a crowd-pleaser, a film that will be able to cross over to the mainstream crowd, but the good thing is that it is a great film, a critical darling as well. It has a great screenplay with mesmerizing performances from the entire cast, the highlight being Leonardo Dicaprio who has never been better. It is fast- paced, wonderfully shot and edited, and the finale is amazing and will have you waiting and hoping for more. It is a worthy Best Picture Oscar winner, and if you have not seen it yet, then you really have done an injustice to your film collection.