Continuing on with the DiCaprio movie series . My next review is Martin Scorsese's oscar winning movie the Departed. Another movie i must say for the macho man or a must see dude movie for all of us action loving freaks out there. The departed incorporates gang violence , immigration issues , police corruption, love , betrayal into a pot boiler of a plot that keeps you on your seat till the end. Even though many debate whether Scorsese should have been given the oscar earlier for raging bull or his other fantastic movie no one would argue this one deserves one....
Heres a little synopsis for you to munch on....
The Departed' is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed 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 and exposed to the enemy -- and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
The movie essentially owes its credibility to the performances put up by Matt damon , Dicaprio , Mark Wahlberg,Jack Nicholson,Alec Baldwin so to speak of all the great names here. But its mark wahlbergs charcter that catches your attention from the start , even though his role is limited , he is the true no holds barred cop and probably the only clean guy in the movie with the movies most memorable moments . Jack Nicholson does justice as the villain of the piece Costello whom you tend to admire as the cool and composed super villain . Alec baldwin puts in some good jokes along the way, and dicaprio and damon both seem to be agonist and antagonist roles played to perfection.
Details
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Remake
Running Time: 2 hrs. 30 min.
Release Date: October 6th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.
Final word
This ladies and gentleman is the true Guy movie(dont watch it with your girlfriend) with lots of imminent characters who you both love as opposed to whether they are good or bad. In this movie you cant really pin point who the hero is or in the words of costello " when your facing a gun it doesnt matter whether your a cop or criminal " Thumbs up Scorsese .
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