A Brilliant IRISH Gangster Film

Rating: 9/10 (16 February 2007)

Brilliant film, not just because it's a Scorsese film but because of who the film portray! Irish gangsters haven't been brought to film as much as Italian ones have been, we've had Saving Grace and Gangs of New York but since the bad press of Gangs of New York the Irish have been seen as stupid and unable to run a REAL crimunal organisation, but the Departed shows that we can with Jack Nicholson as the gangboss.
I'm full Scottish and part Irish, so it's great to see Celtic gangsters take the screen instead of the Italians. Jack Nicholson excels as Frank Costello, he portrays a violent but smart gangster perfectly. I must also say that DiCaprio is even good too, he unlike in Gangs of New York plays a role he can do. Matt Damon is great as bent cop on Costello's payroll. For fans of Irish gangster films, check out Saving Grace and the TV series Brotherhood.
Oh and by the way... Boston is a mainly Irish city, they all emmigrated there in the early 1900's.