Scorsese Back To His Best

Rating: 8/10 (13 October 2006)

After The Aviator, I wasn't overly expectant of anything from The Departed - and I'm glad to say I was wrong.
It moves along at a perfect pitch - and the 151 minutes drift by without a thought of popping out to the toilet or grabbing another box of nachos.
The twists and turns are carved out beautifully, and the acting is majestic for the best part.
Don't expect another Goodfellas or Mean Streets here - this is a stylish, polished to a shimmer tour-de-force from Scorsese that should finally earn him the Oscar he so rightly deserves. If you see one movie at the cinema this year, make sure it's The Departed.
Truly great stuff, Scorsese is back to his imperious best - at last.