Review of The Departed (2006) by Stephanie Zacharek for Salon.com — 10 Mar 2013
Scorsese didn't need to remake "Infernal Affairs," but what he has done with it is a compliment rather than an affront to the original: The Departed reimagines its source material rather than just leeching off it, preserving the bone structure of the first movie while finding new curves in it.
The story has been clarified; the ellipses of the original have been filled in with just the right amount of exploratory shading. This is a picture of grand gestures and subtle intricacies, a movie that, even at more than two hours long, feels miraculously lean.
It's a smart shot of lucid storytelling.
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This review of The Departed (2006) was written by Stephanie Zacharek and published by Salon.com on 10 Mar 2013.
The Departed has generally received very positive reviews.
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