Not Recommended!

Rating: 1/10 (21 October 2006)

I've had more thrilling poops than The Departed.
Where to begin? Leonardo DiCraprio is NOT the sort of man he portrays here. Instead he borrows a page from the Gutzon Borglum handbook. What I'm trying to say here is, he's a poopy actor in this one. Nothing against him personally, though. I just felt like I was watching my Aunt Freda's home movies (pumpkin pie, not!).
Also, what is the deal with Jack Nicholson? The man's in his 80s and this is what he's supposedly doing? Running around like a squid that just had its ink squeezed out? I miss him when he was the Penguin. He should have been replaced with Bull the bailiff from Night Court. Up your nose with a rubber hose!
I actually love Marty Scorsese, but what was he thinking? We have a word for movies like this back home, but I can't repeat it here (starts with a "y" if you know what I mean). Hopefully he rebounds after this effort. As I sat through this one, I was really wishing that I was "departed"!
Overall, I do not recommend The Departed.