It's a good movie - not great!....overrated!

Rating: 7/10 (3 February 2007)

Yes, The Departed is a good movie- a good story, told well. But it ain't what it's made out to be. The movie is fast-paced and well shot. The intertwined stories of rats in bot the the 'good' world and the 'bad' world is a catchy concept. The performances are good and Jack obviously delivers his best. The other actors except Mark have nothing new to offer and the fact that DiCaprio gets a nomination is surprising, as he hasn't done something in this movie that he hadn't done in his older movies!
The numerous nominations and wins coming along the way are according to me a result of good PR! If you want a good entertaining flick - this will do. If you wanna go see Oscar material - i suggest you pass!