Mr. Martin Scorcese's THE DEPARTED.
Yep, it's true. I watch this movie before anything that's been made in the last ten years, I've decided. And here's why:
ACTING: It's essentially an acting clinic on how to be the coolest, toughest, slimiest, Bostonian gang-bangers and Staties. We learn to love and pity Leonardo DiCaprio's character Billy Costigan, watching him torture himself so that he can give some sort of name to the dysfunctional Costigan family as a Massachusetts State Police Officer. Matt Damon's the ultimate scum-of-the-Earth type character, playing Colin Sullivan pitch-perfectly, making us kinda like the cowardly ass of a policeman he creates. Jack Nicholson is completely over-the-top, insane, and absolutely perfect for the role of Frank Costello. Cannot say more about that. Vera Farmiga's there as the Boston beauty, victimized by the rat-eat-rat atmospher Scorcese so gracefully develops.
DIRECTING: Martin Scorcese probably jumped for joy when he got his hands on Infernal Affairs, the Japanese mob movie of which The Departed is based, because he knew he could make it better. And American. Hurray for us. The film moves quick, the cuts are precise, everything fit just right. Way to go Marty.
STORY: Sure, William Monahan rips off some Japanese filmmakers, but he makes it fresh and absolutely awesome. So i forgive him. Every character is memorable, the story and location...I just can't say enough. And I loved the ending. Deal with it.
If you haven't seen this movie yet, kill yourself. No, don't. Just watch it, watch it again, watch it at least a hundred more times, and you will never get tired of it. I guarantee it.
(Obvious) RATING: TIGHT JOINT.
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