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The Departed (2006) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
25 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.23/4 |
# of Ratings: |
1162 |
Genres: |
Crime, Drama |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 10/06/2006 |
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Director: |
Martin Scorsese |
Actors: |
Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Mark Wahlberg
Vera Farmiga |
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Plot Outline:
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Two detectives who go through the same training, and perform well are on opposite sides of the war between a big wig Irish crime boss. They both struggle to figure out who the mole is.
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mitchellyoung 03/03/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
There's a certain "been there, done that" attitude about the somewhat standard gangster-driven plot of this genre pic, but the fantastic acting elevates the material. Jack Nicholson, particularly, disappears into his role as a swarmy Boston mob leader. The film is equally elevated by the skill of its director, who masterfully handles the pacing and tension of the complicated plot. The original film has its own interesting visual appeal, but this is probably a smarter and slicker remake that holds up in the canon of great Scorsese films. |
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FSUNoles27TS 12/06/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
This is a good movie. People make it out to be this amazing/fantastic piece of work. I personally, do not agree. I found the plot/storyline shallow. This is just another run-of-the-mill gangster movie, only with A-list actors. I have watched it 3 times to give it a chance to live up to the hype, and was sadly disappointed each time. Do not get me wrong, it is worth the watch and a good movie; just not spectacular. |
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Tammy 12/31/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
If for no other reason than all the plot twists and shit talking Mark Wahlberg....and what a cast! Judging by the reviews here ~ you either love it or hate it. I loved it. |
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04/10/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"The Departed" by Yojimbo |
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon are two cops; one is honest and taking part in appalling crimes while working undercover, the other corrupt acting under the facade of respectability. Soon it becomes necessary for them to discover each other's identity in a cat and mouse game against the clock. Scorsese's pedigree as a director shines through as this is far from the usual clunky Hollywood remake we've all come to revile. In fact, the spirit of the original is so apparent that it feels far more like the kind of Asian cinema influenced picture you'd expect from Tarantino than a Scorsese, and for that reason, anyone expecting the kind of intensity and provocativeness of Goodfellas or Taxi Driver may be disappointed. The cast are uniformly solid (although the kind of heavyweight performance y... |
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4/4 |
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05/03/2011 (2 of 5 found this helpful) |
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An infernal affair |
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The worst film from Scorcese in what has been a distinguished career, not least because it belongs to a genre in which he usually excelled. It's tempting to think how this would have been viewed had it not been a remake - a comparison with the original film does it no favours.
The scenery chewing actors help sink the enterprise, especially Nicholson who seems to think it appropriate to reprise his role as The Joker from Batman. And then there is the ludicrous ending, all the more so when compared to the slick coherence of Andy Lau's film. But nowhere is the Hollywood thinking more apparent then in the way the role of the psychologist has changed. In the first film she was a neutral character, but now she has to be the 'love interest'. The title of the film could easily be an ironic ref... |
Rating of
1.5/4 |
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05/23/2010 (1 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Scorsese at his pinnacle!!!! |
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We all know that Scorsese's mobster films really put him on the map (Goodfellas, Casino). But those were Italian mob pictures, while this, on the other hand, is an Irish mob picture, which ( i think) rivals Goodfellas. The plot is such a work of art just in itself, its hard to take in everything that makes this movie so good with just one viewing. We see two young men, who are in many ways, almost the same person. One has a relatively easy time going through his life and career as a Boston State Police Homicide Detective. The other has a much tougher time with his own life as well as the work he does for the Boston P.D. as an undercover agent. O' Sullivan (Matt Damon) has everything pretty much handed to him in life because the man he really answers to, Francis Costello (Jack Nichol... |
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4/4 |
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