Dearly Departed

Rating: 5/10 (11 October 2006)

"The Departed" is a total disappointment. The director and premise gave this film potential but the lack of chemistry with the cast and Martin Scorcese's obsession with casting Leonardo, which transferred from casting DeNiro, has depleted Scorcese's criminal dominance. For anyone to compare this with the likes of "Goodfellas" should be blacklisted. Casting Leo as a "tuff guy" (gangs of new york, the departed) has become the downfall of Scorcese's gangster films. The suspense, wit, drama, soundtrack and overall natural blend was absent in comparison to Scorcese's classics. The film's only element of survival was violence, which there was plenty of (standard in a Scorcese film). Was this filmed in a 2 week span?