The best film of the 21st Century - No Spoilers

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2006)

There is not a film in the 21st Century than I will more and more, and again and again than The Departed. By far and away the best film that Scorcese has directed since the heyday of Goodfellas, which I always felt he could not better, but he has!
The acting is spot on, even the performance by Alec Baldwin is great, but when you get Martin Sheen and Jack Nicholson in the same movie, it is going to be something very very special.
The soundtrack is superb and really enlightened me again at how well the US directors manage to mix the vibrant UK sounds of the 80's rock with the scenery and settings of a war torn, kind of, Boston.
Do not underestimate the hype of this film it will and has to win Oscars. Praise for Scorcese to bring out the film in Oscar season as he is normally reluctant to do this, this is going to win, and win big.
Best Actor: Nominations for Jack Nicholson and Leonardo Di Caprio. Best Supporting Actor: Nominations for Jack Nicholson and Martin Sheen Best Screenplay Best Director: For Martin Scorcese has to win!! Best Score
All in all the best film of the 21st century.
As an aside: If Di Caprio had to turn down the De Niro film (the good Shepherd) to shoot this - how comes Matt Damon managed to fit it in.... schedules I guess....
Go and see this film!!