undeveloped

Rating: 5/10 (27 October 2006)

I was really expecting this movie and had high hopes for it. I've never been fan of Scorsese, he always seemed like a guy who trying too hard. If only he would relax and not make movies just because of the golden statue.
Unfortunately I was pretty disappointed with The Departed. It had bad pacing, worse editing, was way too short for such detailed story - constant jumping from one event to completely another, too many characters undeveloped (especially Sullivan). What kind of relationship do Sullivan and Frank actually have? Can you just shoot somebody after a lifetime of companionship?
It reminds me of movies about superheroes. Those most likely fail when taking themselves too serious. The Departed is just trying too hard to be cool gangster movie with tough guys with f***ed-up personalities.
Altogether, the idea is good but unfortunately Scorsese fails to deliver the whole package. Also, I didn't find DiCaprio to be Oscar material... he frighteningly screams in all his movies anyway.