"The Departed" (****) (Thumbs Up) (See It, Own It)
Probably the greatest cast ever assembled for a motion picture, most likely one of the better crime-epics ever, and obviously one of the better movies this decade.
"The Departed" is a true modern mob movie will action, plot, and incredible wit, from director Martin Scorsese ("Good Fellas", "Casino", "Taxi Driver"). I cant name an actor in this movie that didn't give a great performance, and doesn't give a great performance for any of their other films; this movie's cast is made up of nothing but top-notch actors: Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello, Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan, Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan, and Mark Wahlberg as Sargent Dignam; even Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Ray Winstone were excellent.
It even possesses perhaps one of the greatest soundtracks every created (consisting of: The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, Jim Morrison, The Beach Boys, Dropkick Murphys). Almost everything about this movie is amazing and near-perfect. My only objection is that it could've had some other great actors that would've fit in just fine to add to the cast of gold (such as: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Edward Norton, Brad Pitt; they could be great additions to a crime movie, but perhaps that would've been too epic for a mobster-movie budget). Another thing that I would've wanted to be different would be the ending, and the conclusion to a certain character (so-to-speak).
But, none the less, this is a film that is a must see; and I completely understand why it won Best Picture.
OVER-ALL: Besides "Superman Returns", it's my favorite movie of 2006.
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