acting showcase

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2006)

Be ready to hear DiCaprio and Damon up for best actor and Nicholson for supporting. I think DiCaprio would seize it, but no matter the outcome, the acting in this film is simply amazing. Wahlberg puts on quite a show as well, and you can't deny Baldwin his limelight. It was also an unexpected pleasure to see Farmiga as the leading lady. Immediately I recognized her from Dummy, and remembered I always wondered why I never saw her in anything else. She is quite charming. The film keeps your adrenaline pumping right up to the credits. Great writing. Of course, you can't see The Departed without thinking of Scorsese. The film certainly couldn't have done what it has without him. Best Picture of the year so far.