A riveting gem. Scorsese scores with undercover drama which doesn't seem to be yesterdays leftovers

Rating: 10/10 (7 May 2007)

This absolutely has to be the best film of 2006. I can't find any other that even comes close. Finally, after two rather disappointing Scorsese epics, we get this that rivals his masterpiece, Goodfellas.
DiCaprio, possibly Scorseses favorite after De Niro is superb, although his accent goes in and out. The same with Jack Nicholson but other than that you can't find any faults with them. Matt Damon has the difficult task of being a villain without the flash that Nicholsons character allows, but he manages to be a smarmy little backstabber without straining too hard.
Could we just see some more of this from one of the greatest filmmaker ever. Scorsese has been around for some 40 years now and with each of his films we see something a little bit different than the last time. Even though the undercover cop drama and the gangster film dates way back, you think you are seeing something totally new and innovative in "The Departed". And to praise Nicholson one more time (it can't hurt) he is absolutely terrifying and damned funny at the same time. De Niro, eat your heart out.