Review of The Departed (2006) by Luke G — 27 Jun 2013

The next great mafia movie: The Departed. Following in the steps of The Godfather, Goodfellas, and Gangs of New York, The Departed is nothing short of brilliant. The four time Academy Award winning film features a spectacular cast ranging from three time Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, As Good As It Gets, Terms of Endearment), Academy Award winner Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Academy award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond, The Aviator, What's Eating Gilbert Grape), Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin (The Cooler) to Golden Globe winner Martin Sheen (The West Wing) and an Academy Award nominated performance from Mark Wahlberg.

This film thrives on intensity, suspense, conspiracy, and constant change. The winner of the 2006 Academy Award for best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, and best film editing, The Departed is ranked as Martin Scorsese's masterpiece for good reason.

The compelling lives of Boston cops and crime lords strikes at an audience with such intensity that you are pulled in within the first five minutes of the exposition of the film. William Monahan's genius screenplay stretches to a length of two hours and forty-two minutes, never taking a second to breathe.

The screenplay is expertly crafted combining intensity with witty Boston humor, as well as the Boston dialect for obscenities. In conclusion, The Departed is the next biggest classic of all time.