best movie of the year

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2006)

there is no doubt that the departed is a cameo, but after watching the movie, who really cares? this movie is only as good as it is because martin Scorsese used all of Hollywood's a-listers at once. jack Nicholson is perfect, Leonardo DiCaprio is believable, Matt Damon plays his usual bad-ass self and mark wahlberg swears a hole through the screen. these big names and others including Alec Baldwin and martin sheen all come together to make this film a masterpiece. it's comparable to such classics as the usual suspects and the godfather. i may even go so far as to call it one of the best films of all time. definite contender for best picture.