Rats.

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2006)

It starts out rather slow and methodically. But the plot rivets attention unto itself because of how we know WHO everyone is in the story... Great performances all around. I loved the scene when the 2 men joke about a dog-walking girl being the Commissioner of the police department.
I think in storytelling, the irony of having the audience know more than the characters makes for BETTER suspense and anticipation. Yet THE DEPARTED still has it's unexpected U-Turns. I like the last and final shot. A visual cue and the ultimate representation to something of a recurring element or role in what the movie is about.