movie of the year

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2006)

Scorsese has yet another masterpiece to add to his collection. I truly believe that it's his best since Goodfellas, maybe even Raging Bull. He resurrects Matt Damon's acting ability in this phenomenally cast movie. Jack Nicholson has one of the best performances of his career. The Departed really puts shame to other movies from the "gangster", "action" and "thriller" genres. Even the soundtrack is intense. Ranging from the Rolling Stones to the Dropkick Murphys to Nas, like the cast, it fits. The Departed is a movie that one can go see over and over again. It is full of symbols and illusions that if a viewer caught them the first time, I would be more than impressed. This movie is unreal. It is worth the $8.00 the theater charges, and even the $16.00 it would cost to see it twice. I guarantee that you will be blown away. I was left speechless. The glory days of cinema have returned...