Awful!

Rating: 1/10 (11 March 2007)

The original (Hong Kong movie) is much better than "the departed"... there are just too many Fxxx words and too much unnecessary violence in this movie...
The Departed comes by its puzzle pieces honestly  the movie, with an outstanding script by Kingdom of Heaven screenwriter William Monahan, is a relatively direct adaptation of Infernal Affairs, a great 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller steeped in Chinese conundrum and Hong Kong aesthetics. But where Infernal Affairs is less interested in psychological nuance than in Eastern-style elegance of action, Scorsese and Monahan showcase Western-style, actorly character building at its most enjoyable. DiCaprio's adult intensity as a young man agonizing over the disappearance of his real identity under the weight of playing someone he isn't is matched by Damon's thoughtful restraint. Wahlberg  a charismatic, always underrated natural  digs into his own Mean Beantown Streets background and comes up with surprising fury. Sheen, freed from West Wing presidential responsibilities, imbues his cop captain with a surprising pathos. As the one woman in an all-male saga, Farmiga's Madolyn hints at female secrets and personal sadnesses probably not necessary to the film but welcome nonetheless. The learned (or, in the case of Wahlberg, resumed) Boston accents sound ripe but right, with Baldwin adding his own audience-pleasing oomph to the exercise.
That said, however, as I said at the beginning, just too much unnecessary violence, and the cast is not really "believable"... I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. :(