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The Departed (2006)

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Reviews Counted:228

Fresh:211

Rotten:17

Average Rating:8.2/10

Consensus: The Departed is a thoroughly engrossing gangster drama with the gritty authenticity and soupy morality that has infused director Martin Scorceses past triumphs. Featuring outstanding work from an excellent cast that includes Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon, some critics say the film even tops its source material (the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs). The Departedmarks a triumphant return to form for Scorsese; it's his best-reviewed film since GoodFellas.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material

Runtime: 2 hr. 30 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Theatrical Release: Oct 6, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $132.3M

Synopsis: In South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime, young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob... In South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime, young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello. While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy--and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself. [More]

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, James Badge Dale, David O'Hara, J.C. MacKenzie, Mark Rolston, Kevin Corrigan, Gerard McSorley

Director: Martin Scorsese

Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: William Monahan, Siu Fai Mak, Felix Chong
Producer: Brad Grey, Graham King, Martin Scorsese
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Full Review Source: Movies.com | comment Comment
Jul 7, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
Movies.com

No review available.

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Jul 6, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
Movies.com

The film is superbly shot, and the rapid-fire editing and shaky camera fit the constant flux that the main characters find themselves in time and again.

Full Review Source: Film and Felt | comment 1 Comment
Sep 19, 2009
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

You must understand farce before you can understand tragedy, and Scorsese understands both

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 28, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

Much splat, little art

Full Review Source: JWR | comment 10 Comments
Jul 23, 2009
S. James Wegg
S. James Wegg
JWR

Scorsese isn’t about plots; he’s about people, places, and times, and until he departs from that, this film is a return to genius.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

One of the year’s very best and most exciting films.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
Nov 20, 2008
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

Scorsese has made an incredible cover version of the original, imbued with every ounce of his artistic personality transforming it into something both familiar and new.

Full Review Source: Beyond Hollywood | comment Comment
Apr 18, 2008
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
Beyond Hollywood

The Departed heralds Martin Scorsese's return to the top of his game and simultaneously secures for the film a place in the pantheon of the very best of American crime cinema. Welcome back to Scorsese's mean streets.

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment Comment
Feb 28, 2008
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

The story rattles along at such a lick there's little time to ponder the plot holes -- no mean feat in a film of this length and with so many fine actors competing for our attention.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
Feb 20, 2008
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
Film4

... a fantastically entertaining crime thriller, crackling with energy from beginning to end. ... But Nicholson's outrageous over-acting becomes a distraction.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
Sep 21, 2007
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

Scorsese revisits old territory in The Departed, and he doesn't do anything he hasn't done brilliantly several times before.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 10 Comments
Jul 30, 2007
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Scorsese is clearly a master filmmaker but in my opinion, he's only phoning it in here. THE DEPARTED is a matter of been there, done that. Second tier Scorsese is still good, it just doesn't rank up there with his best work.

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

Probably the director's most taut piece of storytelling since Goodfellas.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

What makes this a Scorsese film, and not merely a retread, is the director's use of actors, locations and energy, and its buried theme. I am fond of saying that a movie is not about what it's about; it's about how it's about it.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 2 Comments
Jul 6, 2007
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Sometimes accused of failing to harness the kinetic energy that abounds in his films, Martin Scorsese has done such a fine job of balancing the heat and the cold here.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
Apr 28, 2007
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

The Departed doesn't improve in any way on Infernal Affairs, which served up a return to stylish Hong Kong action.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment 28 Comments
Mar 30, 2007
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

Scorsese takes William Monahan's brilliant adaptation and completely makes it his own, resulting in not only one of the best movies of the year but also one of the best of his amazing career.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
Mar 24, 2007
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

Scorsese's treatise on honour and trust has a sprawl that's at once epic and cohesive.

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Mar 15, 2007
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

An over-plotted, pressure-cooked crime caper directed by Martin Scorcese which touches on every classic theme imaginable.

Full Review Source: EURWeb | comment Comment
Feb 10, 2007
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
EURWeb
 
 
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