Review of The Departed (2006) by Weld1 — 01 Jul 2016

I really wanted to like this movie considering the cast and Scorcese, however, I found it jumped all over and was hard to follow. The plot was ok and the acting was mediocre at best as there was a lot of over-acting for dramatic effect which diminished the realism and believability.

It felt like I wasn't watching fictional characters with any depth, instead just actors acting with bad fake Bahstun accents. I think this would have been a much better movie with some quality new or unknown actors instead of the typical multi-Millionaires, of course, that isn't how the movie business works - it's all about the money and the A-listers get more cattle to the box office.

Finally, the cover of Pink Floyd's classic Comfortably Numb was absolutely terrible, I actually cringed when I heard this beautiful song being completely butchered. The band, singer, and anyone involved with this decision should be lined up against a wall and pelted with rotten cantaloupe until they sob, apologize, and promise to never do this again.