Good crime -thrilling drama by a directing legend that features an all-pro cast.

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2006)

Last weekend when I went to the movies to see "The Departed" I knew I would see a good thriller, and it didn't let me down. Being a big Jack Nicholson fan this was a must see for me as I see all of his movies, that was enjoyable but the plot and twist of this movie made it that much more pleasing. Also "The Departed" features an all-pro cast not only Nicholson, but you have Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen and Mark Wahlberg and being directed by a legend like Scorsese made it well worth a watch. "The Departed" is a terrific cops-and mobsters tale that is complicated and compelling. You have the Massachusetts State Police ready to bring down ruthless mobster Frank Costello(played perfect by Jack)enter Boston bred police trainee Billy Costigan(DiCaprio) whose put undercover to dig dirt. The police captain(Sheen) and command sergeant(Wahlberg) are the only ones to know of Costigan's assignment and nobody else does. Scandals are unaware though when rising young sergeant Sullivan(Damon)is already in the special unit known only to his commander, and Sullivan secretly is loyal to Costello who tips Frank off about the moves of police. This movie then one by one becomes a puzzle hard to figure out as no one seems to be who they are. I really like Scorsese's use of realism of the violence and intensity he shows of this film, I guess that can be expected when dealing with the Boston mob though. You will love the blood soaked gore and bullet scenes the best I've seen in a while also. "The Departed" is a film to me that shows one by one how people depart from business or the very life they have one by one as you will see in the film. This is a must see because of the good plot and twist and the great acting.