Excellent movie.

Rating: 8/10 (26 August 2008)

I think that The Departed is very funny. Baldwin and Wahlberg steal the movie with their humor. The script by William Monhan is one of the best of 2006.
DiCaprio and Damon were excellent. I don't think DiCaprio is very Irish looking but this his second Irish role for Scorsese and he gives a great performance. He is not as good as Damon who I thought could have been a successful lawyer and politician if not for his mafia ties.
I think the ending from the elevator scene to the final scene is tragic.
There seemed to be a lot of jump cuts in the editing and I didn't expect that.
The silent cell phone call and the street chase are well done. Scorsese did the suspense very well.
I think that Jack Nicholson gave a good performance though not one of his best.