It's not just overrated, it's bad

Rating: 3/10 (12 January 2020)

Watching "The Departed" was a real test of my endurance. It's a brutal watch. Boston accents float in and out, music is constantly in the background to no effect. The Boston locations are wasted. The cast is very strong but their performances are mostly uneven or sometimes just plain bad. "The Departed" is unbelievable/uninteresting from beginning to end. Chalk up another overrated dud for director Martin Scorsese. Dishonorable mention: the ridiculous amount of Church bashing.