One of those movies that gets better every time you watch it.

Rating: 10/10 (18 April 2015)

I am not sure if this review contains spoilers but to be on the safe side I checked the box.
A Boston State Trooper goes undercover to infiltrate a Boston crime boss. A Boston crime boss has one of his loyal followers go into the State Police. Each looking for who the rat is. Does that sound confusing? It should be.
When fantastic actors, like Matt Damon, Jack Nicolas and Leo DiCaprio play the respective "rats" and one of the best directors to ever walk the face of the earth at the helm makes this a non-linear story line that is surpassingly easy to follow. We follow DiCaprio and Damon as they go through Police Academy and choose what side of the law they will be loyal to.
Other actors like Martin Sheen and Mark Walberg just elevate this story line and every part of this narrative. Themes of brotherhood, father and son relationships as well as loyalty to the law. Scorsese has had a lot of hits, too many to name, while his early work like "Raging Bull", "Taxi Driver" and "Goodfellas", will go down in history as his best, his later work like "The Departed", "Hugo" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" are fantastic as well and will probably age just as well as his other films.
This is a long film, with a running time of 151 minutes most filmmakers would loose focus and pacing, Scorsese is one of the few great directors who is up for this challenge. Like Eastwood in "Mystic River" this is a movie that should be lost in the undercover cop genre but with expert acting, directing, cinematography, and editing make this a must see for any film fan.
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