I was never a Leo fan but...

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2006)

...I came away from The Departed with the firm conviction that he should win the Academy award. His Character Costigan is so memorable, poignant, tough, smart and tragic. By all means, all the acting is great. Kudos to Wahlberg, Sheen and Damon. Jack Nicholson is over the top but so what. The film is full of tension yet it's not the kind that makes you nervous but rather it's the type that is thrilling and exciting. There are not many films made today that I can sit through twice but I'd sit through this one again and again just to watch Leo deCaprio act. I'm looking forward to his Blood Money film for the same reason.