Scorsese's best film since "GoodFellas"; one of the year's absolute best films

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2006)

THE DEPARTED (2006) **** Leonardo Di Caprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan. Excellent Americanized adaptation of the Hong Kong policier "Infernal Affairs" envisioned with a sharp resonance, brutal no-flinching violence and well-rounded characters, from master filmmaker Martin Scorsese (his best since "GoodFellas") embedded with a top- notch cast and a gritty screenplay by William Monahan depicting two powerful worlds in Boston: the cops and the gangs with a twist: rookie cop Di Caprio is groomed to be a mole to infiltrate violent thug Nicholson's enclave while his own right-hand protégée Damon is sent into the police force to gain information to keep one step ahead of their on-going investigation to but to rest the years long reign of Jack. Excellent acting by all around; a particular wild card in the unlikely form of Wahlberg. One of the year's absolute best.
Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan. Excellent Americanized adaptation of the Hong Kong policier "Infernal Affairs" envisioned with a sharp resonance, brutal no-flinching violence and well-rounded characters, from master filmmaker Martin Sheen (his best since "GoodFellas") embedded with a top-notch cast and a gritty screenplay by William Monahan depicting two powerful worlds in Boston: the cops and the gangs with a twist: rookie cop Di Caprio is groomed to be a mole to infiltrate violent thug Nicholson's enclave while his own right-hand protégée Damon is sent into the police force to gain information to keep one step ahead of their on-going investigation to but to rest the years long reign of Jack. Excellent acting by all around; a particular wild card in the unlikely form of Wahlberg. One of the year's absolute best.