Great movie, bad ending.

Rating: 8/10 (24 April 2007)

Simply, a very entertaining and intelligent crime movie, partly ruined by an unbelievable, almost ridiculous, shoot-out ending. It's as if they spent a year intricately and passionately working on the film, ran out of time and came up with and shot the ending in one final week under a rush. It left me disappointed that such a materpiece would end so cheesily.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon both perform excellently opposite each other and I found myself rooting for both of them equally to overcome each other, which is what really drove the movie for me. The Departed has a good balance between a likable "good guy" and a sympathetic "bad guy," and that is what makes the movie entertaining to watch.
I won't buy this on DVD unless there is a director's cut with an alternate ending.