Review of The Departed (2006) by Stanley Kauffmann for The New Republic — 16 Apr 2013
Is Scorsese desperate? This screenplay has the scent of it, as if he is scraping for material to feed his basic filmic interests. But the risk in this case--not evaded--was that his need led him close to painful strain.
I can't remember another Scorsese moment as shockingly banal as the finishing touch here.
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This review of The Departed (2006) was written by Stanley Kauffmann and published by The New Republic on 16 Apr 2013.
The Departed has generally received very positive reviews.
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