Best modern gangster movie made thus far!

Rating: 9/10 (24 October 2006)

This movie was so incredible from the opening scene to the end credits. Jack Nicholson had some of the funniest scenes and he had some hilarious facial expressions. Leonardo DiCaprio (why does everybody hate his guts?) was top notch as well as Matt Damon. The Departed was extremely violent and extremely profane yet you hardly noticed either of these things because of how fast the pace of the movie was. The 150 minutes, in my opinion, went by extremely fast. I never once looked at my watch to see when the movie would end. It was lovely to see Scorsese back to his gangster movie making. Note: No gangster movie will ever be better than GoodFellas. However, The Departed came pretty darn close. I do not remember the last action movie where I laughed so much. I will not give anything away but there is a scene where Matt Damon is meeting Jack Nicholson in a theater and let's just say Damon almost had a heart attack. I found myself laughing for a couple of minutes after that scene. Absolutely wonderful film that is deserving of Best Actor (Nihcolson) and Best Director (Scorsese) at the next Academy Awards.