The movie that fetched Best Director Award to Martin Scorsese(last Oscar 2007), a well known, top rated director in Hollywood vicinity. Its been a long due for this 64 year old creator since 1981 when his movie "Raging Bull" was first nominated. His other nominations include "The Last Temptation of Christ," "Goodfellas", "Gangs of New York and "The Aviator". Its worth a wait and "THE DEPARTED" proved it from its box of his hit.
On the oscar night, when he finally received the much awaited award, he shared his joy bringing out smiles around the audiences & viewers by saying "Can you please check the envelope again?! He has a great presence among the Hollywood celebrities and everybody gave him a standing ovation for his accomplishment. Some of other good ones which I like from his catalogue that might have helped him to get his fame were Taxi Driver, Cape Fear & Casino.
Lets segway to talk about "THE DEPARTED", another wonderful number adding one more feather to his crown. Its featured by a great and flawless performance from the good old Jack Nicholas and his company.
An excellent, improved showcase by Matt Damon and class acting from new cameo Leo DiCaprio made this one a must to watch. The setting's is from Boston instead of Newyork and the gangsters may be Irish rather than Italian-Americans, but the brutal, straight to the face violence with raw dialogues makes it an amazing piece of work.
An excellent, improved showcase by Matt Damon and class acting from new cameo Leo DiCaprio made this one a must to watch. The setting's is from Boston instead of Newyork and the gangsters may be Irish rather than Italian-Americans, but the brutal, straight to the face violence with raw dialogues makes it an amazing piece of work.
The story of the movie, goes off in thirteen to a dozen different directions to confuse viewers who aren't really well versed in watching mob movies with different accent. It actually threw my wife off with all the Boston slangs and the "F" word used in every dialogue spoken. Actually counting the number of "F" work used in this movie would be a great competition.
The main plotline that matters more: the race to uncover the moles hidden inside the mob and the Massachusetts State Police.
Here is the small version of the story. Massachusetts state police force is waging war on organized crime ran by a mob, headed by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate. While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hard nut young criminal brought up by Costello especially to join the police force.
As a bright young man who wants to show his true respect to Costello and pay off his debt, he promised to do his best to infiltrate the police department and work as an informer for the syndicate. He immediately raised to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit thru his excellent and dedicated work getting hands on the case.
Both the men becomes deeply involved by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught in a dead trap and exposed to the enemy and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
Its also has a love triangle bringing these two men, sorting shelter for pleasure. The climax was tragic with an unexpected turn folding at the end, bringing a stop to all rat & mole story.
Overall, its movie which has all sorts of substance, and sure to entertain people who look out for a thriller feast. It doesn't fail to surprise at times and reveals the vulgarity of a mob movie all time with its dialogue and action.
Overall, its movie which has all sorts of substance, and sure to entertain people who look out for a thriller feast. It doesn't fail to surprise at times and reveals the vulgarity of a mob movie all time with its dialogue and action.
Here is the snippet from about.com to say about this movie,
"The Departed is a star-studded gangster thriller loaded with profanity, dark humor, graphic violence, and stunning performances. It’s wild and edgy and everything we’ve come to love about Scorsese"
Minus Points: Editing and flow at times lag
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