Rat on the Railing at the end nice touch!

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2007)

I consider myself a very discerning movie watcher, and am completely opposed to cheesy, Hollywood ridiculousness UNLESS it comes from Martin Scorsese. The guy could make an infomercial for spray on pubic hair and I would love it. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the Departed, and actually thought that the last shot of the rat on the railing with the government building in the background to be a perfect way to end things. Is this as a result of my devotion to Scorsese? I have read some posts that point out this scene as ridiculous, and I am just wondering what the consensus is on that particular issue? Alec Baldwin gave yet another incredible performance, almost on par with his movie stealing acting from Glengarry Glen Ross. The other thing I could see someone not hopelessly devoted to Scorsese taking issue with was the scene in which Costello's guy died on the couch before revealing Costigan as a bad guy. That seemed a little bit ridiculous. The violence in this film was done beautifully I thought, and yet I read some conments stating that the part where Martin Sheens character hits the ground and his blood sprays up on Costigan as looking fake. I could not disagree more, I though it looked quite realistic. Am i completetly blindfolded by my respect for Scorsese?