The Departed

Rating: 4/10 (1 February 2007)

I think the Departed was mediocre and Mark Wahlberg's character was irritating and a waste of time. Anyone who has seen "Infernal Affairs" will notice that the Departed pretty much ripped off the entire story, except had a Hollywood ending. The story was pretty much exactly the same.
The original version (Infernal Affairs)had a much more powerful ending rather than simply killing everyone off. For instance, what was the point of his old colleague showing up at the end to help him? It's like Scorsese didn't know what to do in the end. Please tell me if anyone agrees (only those who have seen the original should comment).
I find it rather frustrating that American cinema has run out of ideas of their own, so decided to rip off all of the foreign films to win awards. They're now also redoing "36" with DeNiro and Clooney (which is a French film with Gerard Depardieu).