The Departed is the best suspense movie out there and it is directed by Martin Scorsese, a total master of movie-making. Every movie he has ever made has been awesome (Gangs of New York!). The Departed is an instant mafia movie classic. It has an all-star cast and is gripping from beginning to end. There are many secrets and lies within the Irish mafia leading to many strands of betrayal. Scorsese brings us a captivating story with an attitude. “Cops or Criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?”
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as an undercover cop, William Costigan, that seems to be the only person in the movie with his heart in the right place. He does an incredible job with this one in being sensitive and a badass at the same time. His character is an overworked, mentally drained undercover policeman who runs a long and constant sting operation in the mafia in order to build a case on one of its crime lords, Frank Costello, played hilariously by Jack Nicholson. He plays his role both powerfully and humorously making him very appealing on top of being the bad guy. Matt Damon’s character is a total prick and he plays it perfectly. He is a dirty cop who acts as an informant to Costello. When these three relationships get all tangled up, insane intensity ensues. As Costigan betrays Costello, Costello betrays his cop informant and the outcomes of this are explosive. You don’t ever know for sure how it’s all going to end with this movie until it actually does. The cop informant kills Costigan to cover his own ass. Though this ending makes you go “WTF?!” it is all made up for in the end. Mark Wahlberg plays an amazing character that is a must see performance. He is absolutely vital and he is hilarious.
From the hilarious dialogue to the surprise ending, Scorsese made this movie completely awesome. Though it is different from most mob movies, The Departed shows you crime from many different angles all at once and it is so captivating. I love you Leonardo DiCaprio.
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