Great

Rating: 10/10 (18 October 2015)

The Departed has it all! Great directing and writing, fantastic acting, great music, an amazing storyline. Everything! This movie touches our emotions so often and so well. We hate Matt Damon's character, feel sorry for and want to hug Leonardo Dicaprio's character, want to punch, then cheer on Mark Wahlberg's character and be terrified, yet fascinated by Jack Nicholson's character. The high levels of drama are very crucial to the story. It can be a bit overwhelming the first time watching it, but that's just because it's so good at bringing all the elements together to create such a compelling storyline. It really pulls you in from the very beginning and doesn't let go until the very end. Even after having watched it at least 5 times, I'm still blown away by all the greatness this movie has to offer.