Scorsese Departs from the Norm

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2007)

Are you wondering what you should do with your Friday night? Well you have come to the right place to, this movie had it all from bloodshed to romance it told the story in a way that keeps you wanting more. This movie was an amazing, psychological thriller including nonstop action, and a love triangle, that would give most movies a run for their money. The Departed starts out with two Boston Police trainees, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), two very different men on opposite sides of the law. Colin Sullivan is best friends with South Boston's local mob boss, Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), whom he has known since he was a child. However Bill Costigan, whose family has quite the criminal history, is suspected of being a dirty cop due to his family history. In actuality Colin Sullivan is the dirty cop. After Costigan is subjected to interrogation from his boss he finally gives in to the fact that he can never be a cop with his family being a bunch of criminals. His boss offers him the job of infiltrating Costello's gang and finding out the identity of the mole in the police force. At the same time Costigan has fallen in love with Sullivan's girlfriend, the police force's psychiatrist. This movie takes so many twists and turns but it is all worth seeing. But be cautioned this is not a movie to bring young children to, the movie is aptly rated, this movie contains gore, and foul language, therefore it is not for a younger audience. This star studded cast was sure to attract a few moviegoers, but who knew that it would be enough to give the director, Martin Scorsese his highest grossing movie to date. This movie also has a great soundtrack that is sure to attract the older audience, including tracks from the Rolling Stones, and Pink Floyd, but the soundtrack also includes newer tracks by the Dropkick Murphy's, which contributes to the Irish theme in the movie, because the Dropkick Murphy's are known for incorporating Irish undertones in their music. Overall this movie is quite amazing, it is the best movie I have seen in a very long time. This movie deserves a 10 stars out of 10 because of its originality and its amazing acting.