My favorite film!

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2007)

I finally saw the long-awaited classic film from Scorsese. This is one of the best films in the last decade and I am still having a personal discussion with myself on comparing it with some of the my ultimate favorites such as Goodfellas, Casino, Rounders, A Bronx Tale, The Deer Hunter and I am pondering even ranking it higher than my top 3 films the first two godfather's and taxi driver. I think i will need to watch it a couple more times before making such an important decision, but after seeing it once, one thing is for sure, The Departed is a masterpiece. Everything put together by Marty in his own perfect stylistic fashion. The violence is perfect, the cursing is perfect, the actors absolutely committed. Nicholson, Wahlberg, and Dicaprio check in for 3 of their best performances of their careers (and thats saying a lot for nicholson whose had an amazing career). Matt Damon was also good here, a bit subtle and overshadowed by his peers, but nonetheless always convincing. Vera Farmiga was charming and very good in the female lead. Alec Baldwin, Ray Winstone and Martin Sheen were perfect in their selective small roles as well. Marty did a great job with this one. I liked Howard Shore's score a lot and Michael Ballhaus's cinematography was amazing, absolutely Oscar worthy. IMDb Rating: 8.4. My rating: 10/10