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Title: 'The Departed'
Release Year: 2006
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga.
Plot: Determined to destroy Massachusset's biggest mafia gang, the city's police department infiltrates Billy Costigan. What they don't know is that they themselves have a mole in their lines.
Review: Martin Scorsese is one of the most reputed directors alive and a master of his field. For this reason it was a big question mark back in 2006 how he had never won an Oscar in his long career. That 'curse' ended with 'The Departed'.
Part of the movie's success is undeniably tied to its impressive and twisted plot. At the beginning of the film it's easy to get lost trying to figure out who's by whose side, but later on you discover that its the plot itself the one that helps to give the tension that permeates the characters, especially DiCaprio's Billy Costigan.
'The Departed' owes half of its praise to its complex script, which leads the film to such a difficult situation that a happy ending seems hopelessly complicated. The fact that the audience only expects the worst contributes the film's growing tension
The other major achievement of the film was its performances. The cast is top notch. In a film where you need a strong leading figure not to get lost in the transition between two very different worlds that are very connected, Matt Damon offers a solid performance but it's DiCaprio who knocks us out. And he does it powerfully and deeply, as deep as his character's growing anxiety, who rises the film's tense sensation until the very end. In the supporting roles, Nicholson proves once more the great actor he is and Wahlberg is as politically incorrect as amusing.
It's hard to remember DiCaprio in a better performance, and that's a lot said by a huge 'Titanic' fan. His character drags a hidden yet intense emotional charge; not only we observe how his undercover job shatters his mental peace, but we also see how he's unfairly used in a game where the odds were not in his favor since the beginning
With a brilliant soundtrack, smart, intelligent, violent, dramatic, tense, complex, gorgeously performed and superbly directed, 'The Departed' was a major win for Scorsese, and his ticket to the golden statuette (which he had deserverd for a long time).
Part of the movie's success is undeniably tied to its impressive and twisted plot. At the beginning of the film it's easy to get lost trying to figure out who's by whose side, but later on you discover that its the plot itself the one that helps to give the tension that permeates the characters, especially DiCaprio's Billy Costigan.
'The Departed' owes half of its praise to its complex script, which leads the film to such a difficult situation that a happy ending seems hopelessly complicated. The fact that the audience only expects the worst contributes the film's growing tension
The other major achievement of the film was its performances. The cast is top notch. In a film where you need a strong leading figure not to get lost in the transition between two very different worlds that are very connected, Matt Damon offers a solid performance but it's DiCaprio who knocks us out. And he does it powerfully and deeply, as deep as his character's growing anxiety, who rises the film's tense sensation until the very end. In the supporting roles, Nicholson proves once more the great actor he is and Wahlberg is as politically incorrect as amusing.
It's hard to remember DiCaprio in a better performance, and that's a lot said by a huge 'Titanic' fan. His character drags a hidden yet intense emotional charge; not only we observe how his undercover job shatters his mental peace, but we also see how he's unfairly used in a game where the odds were not in his favor since the beginning
With a brilliant soundtrack, smart, intelligent, violent, dramatic, tense, complex, gorgeously performed and superbly directed, 'The Departed' was a major win for Scorsese, and his ticket to the golden statuette (which he had deserverd for a long time).
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