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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Writing credits: William Monahan (screenplay)
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio .... Billy Costigan
Matt Damon .... Colin Sullivan
Jack Nicholson .... Frank Costello
Mark Wahlberg .... Dignam
Martin Sheen .... Oliver Queenan
Ray Winstone .... Mr. French
Vera Farmiga .... Madolyn
Anthony Anderson .... Brown
Alec Baldwin .... Ellerby
Kevin Corrigan .... Cousin Sean
Bloody Brilliant
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If this one doesn't win Scorsese an Oscar, then there's something seriously wrong with Oscar.
The pictures may not be pretty, the politics may reek of offensive reality and the testosterone may run at near flood level, but there's a tactile immediacy and constant streak of pulsing fear in this film that lifts it to the level of modern epic.
Oh, and by the way, if you like tough-guy talk, "The Departed" even surpasses Scorsese's brilliant "Goodfellas." In fact, this movie is an actor's paradise, offering an absolute parade of juicy parts to those in attendance. And fear not, the actors bite into their roles with such grand relish they draw applause for even the most insignificant lines.
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If this one doesn't win Scorsese an Oscar, then there's something seriously wrong with Oscar.
The pictures may not be pretty, the politics may reek of offensive reality and the testosterone may run at near flood level, but there's a tactile immediacy and constant streak of pulsing fear in this film that lifts it to the level of modern epic.
Oh, and by the way, if you like tough-guy talk, "The Departed" even surpasses Scorsese's brilliant "Goodfellas." In fact, this movie is an actor's paradise, offering an absolute parade of juicy parts to those in attendance. And fear not, the actors bite into their roles with such grand relish they draw applause for even the most insignificant lines.
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