While THE DEPARTED keeps the basic structure of the original, it is very much its own movie, so much so that the screenwriter, William. In "The Departed" the camera work and cutting feel faster, lower to the ground, more urgent than they have in his recent films. The views expressed in this program are solely those of the individuals providing them and do not reflect the opinions of Oakland University.
Illustration by Ateliér Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. During the weekend, I went to watch "The departed" played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. Even for a crime thriller, the pace of this movie leaves you breathless.
Martin Scorsese makes a most welcome return to the mean streets of crime and corruption. At times the movie is violent and nihilistic. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD (Buy on Amazon). Martin Scorsese's The Departed isn't a movie. It's a lean, mean, well-oiled machine. It's not 'Goodfellas', but in a very poor year for thrillers and crime movies, 'The Departed' is the most Based on the Hong Kong film 'Infernal Affairs', 'The Departed' turns the good cop/bad cop storyline.
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Read the Empire Movie review of Departed, The. Back to the streets and with a stellar cast, Martin Scorsese proves once again that he's the master. Review: Jessica Swale's Summerland Revels in Recycling Tales As Old As Time. also accurately applies to the alternately scintillating, silly, and distended The Departed.
Most Read Latest Product Rating Review Usefulness Followers Ignore the irrelevant fan-boy questions: Will Scorsese finally win his Oscar? The Departed is a tale of Boston Irish tough guys on both sides of the law. Matt Damon gives the best performance of his career as the creepy and conceited young wiseguy Colin Sullivan who becomes. "The Departed" has a exaggerated Grand Guignol quality to it, in the way it combines rock 'n' roll The Departed. Production: A Warner Bros. release of a Plan B/Initial Entertainment Group/Vertigo.