One of the best of 2006.

Rating: 10/10 (20 September 2009)

The best picture winner in 2006 was The Departed. In my opinion, it didn't deserve best picture. My top three favorites of 2006 weren't even nominated for anything. Mt favorite film of that year, The Prestige, didn't win anything. My second favorite film of that year, Casino Royale, wasn't even nominated. My third favorite, V for Vendetta, wasn't nominated for anything either. But The Departed, won a lot of stuff.
Martin Scorsse's The Departed truly is a fantastic film with fantastic performances. There were some that shocked us all. Like Mark Whalberg. Leonardo Di Caprio was fantastic also. But to me, the best performance goes to Jack Nicholson. Nicholson plays Frank Costello, and he is an evil bastard. The ending to The Departed came as a bit of a surprise.
I know that the film deserved the Oscar buzz that it got. The Departed truly is an excellent film. But I think that The Prestige is better, and that deserved more nominations. I really did love The Departed because it is such a clever, bad ass film. The Departed was one of the best films of 2006.
The Departed:****/****