Great Directing, Great Editing, Great Acting

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2011)

Leonardo's performance is edgy and convincing. He does a perfect job of creating stress that is palpable. I've probably seen this 6 times and I still cling to the edge of my seat each time I put in on.
Wahlberg, does a really good job as well. Nicholson, well, he's playing his typical bad guy role but with extra gusto. Damon was pretty good as well.
The selection of music was perfect for each scene. They put it all together with tight, seamless editing and came up with one of the best films of the past 10 years!
Since there are so many fans of the inspiration for this, Infernal Affairs, I'm going to try to rent it. I can't imagine it being any more suspenseful than The Departed, but I want to see why there are so many critics insisting it was better.
I don't know how Scorsese does it. He keeps making great movies. He is one of the greatest directors of all time.