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Genre | Drama, Mystery & Suspense/Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense/Crime, Action & Adventure |
Format | Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen |
Contributor | Alec Baldwin, G. Mac Brown, Matt Damon, Martin Scorsese, Kristin Hahn, Siu Fai Mak, Martin Sheen, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Jack Nicholson, Anthony Anderson, Vera Farmiga, Brad Pitt, Gianni Nunnari, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, William Monahan, Graham King, Ray Winstone, Felix Chong, Brad Grey See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 31 minutes |
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Departed, The (DVD) (WS) Martin Scorsese directs an all-star cast in this action-packed thriller set in Boston, where a long-simmering hostility between the police department and an Irish-American gang led by Costello (Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson--About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give) is primed to explode. The fuse is lit when a gangster (Matt Damon--The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy) is chosen to infiltrate the police force--and a young cop (Leonardo DiCaprio--The Aviator, Titanic) goes undercover within the gang. Now, when the two moles uncover each other's identity, the battle begins.
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Martin Scorsese makes a welcome return to the mean streets (of Boston, in this case) with The Departed, hailed by many as Scorsese's best film since Casino. Since this crackling crime thriller is essentially a Scorsese-stamped remake of the acclaimed 2002 Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, the film was intensely scrutinized by devoted critics and cinephiles, and while Scorsese's intense filmmaking and all-star cast deserve ample acclaim, The Departed is also worthy of serious re-assessment, especially with regard to what some attentive viewers described as sloppy craftsmanship (!), notably in terms of mismatched shots and jagged continuity. But no matter where you fall on the Scorsese appreciation scale, there's no denying that The Departed is a signature piece of work from one of America's finest directors, designed for maximum impact with a breathtaking series of twists, turns, and violent surprises. It's an intricate cat-and-mouse game, but this time the cat and mouse are both moles: Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is an ambitious cop on the rise, planted in the Boston police force by criminal kingpin Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a hot-tempered police cadet who's been artificially disgraced and then planted into Costello's crime operation as a seemingly trustworthy soldier. As the multilayered plot unfolds (courtesy of a scorching adaptation by Kingdom of Heaven screenwriter William Monahan), Costigan and Sullivan conduct a volatile search for each other (they're essentially looking for "themselves") while simultaneously wooing the psychiatrist (Vera Farmiga) assigned to treat their crime-driven anxieties.
Such convenient coincidences might sink a lesser film, but The Departed is so electrifying that you barely notice the plot-holes. And while Nicholson's profane swagger is too much "Jack" and not enough "Costello," he's still a joy to watch, especially in a film that's additionally energized by memorable (and frequently hilarious) supporting roles for Alec Baldwin, Mark Wahlberg, and a host of other big-name performers. The Departed also makes clever and plot-dependent use of cell-phones, to the extent that it couldn't exist without them. Powered by Scorsese's trademark use of well-chosen soundtrack songs (from vintage rock to Puccini's operas), The Departed may not be perfect, but it's one helluva ride for moviegoers, proving popular enough to become the biggest box-office hit of Scorsese's commercially rocky career. --Jeff Shannon
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 0.71 ounces
- Item model number : 4426080805
- Director : Martin Scorsese
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 31 minutes
- Release date : January 8, 2008
- Actors : Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen
- Dubbed: : French, Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Producers : Brad Pitt, Roy Lee, Brad Grey, Doug Davison, G. Mac Brown
- Language : French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified, Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : B000M341QE
- Writers : William Monahan
- Number of discs : 1
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Crazy ride! I need to watch again now that I know how it turns out.
The Departed deals with Frank Costello (played by Jack Nicholson and based somewhat loosely on the real James "Whitey" Bulger) who is the head kingpin of the South Boston criminal underworld. He's smart, charming, and utterly ruthless in how he conducts business. You never screw around with Costello because he'll kill you in a heartbeat. Planning ahead for the future, Costello begins grooming a young Colin Sullivan (the older Colin is played by Matt Damon) for a life of crime and to eventually enter the Boston Police Academy so that he'll have a mole inside the police department. Once Colin makes the grade, Costello helps him to achieve career-making arrests and to advance up the ladder inside the department. While this is happening, Billy Costigan (played by the underrated Leonardo DiCaprio) strives to rise above his Boston heritage and to make it into the Massachusetts State Police. Two higher-ups in the state police (played by Martin Sheen and Mark Wahlberg) see Billy's potential and offer him the opportunity to go undercover and to hopefully infiltrate Costello's criminal network. To achieve this, Billy is expelled from the State Police Academy under false charges of assault and sent to jail for several months. When he finally gets out, Billy starts selling drugs on the street with his cousin and quickly comes to the attention of Costello. Costello remembers Billy as a boy and admired his straightforward father. This leads to a job offer from Costello, enabling Billy to get his foot inside the door. From this point on the movie is basically about Billy and Colin doing their jobs as a mole and trying not to get caught. It won't be long, however, before the two young men realize that both the Mob and the police have come to the conclusion that there's a rat inside their organization. Both Colin and Billy then play a cat-and-mouth game as they each seek to discover the identity of the other. The hunt for the mole's identity is intense. This is the heart of the story and what keeps you glued to the edge of your seat. You never know what's going to happen next. And, no matter how you think the movie is going to end, you'll be wrong. In fact, I was totally blown away by what happened as each twist caught me by surprise, leaving me completely unprepared for the next one. I was finally left sitting on the couch with my mouth hanging open at the final scene. Few movies have the audacity to end in such a violent mode. Only someone like Scorsese could actually pull it off and not lose the audience in the process.
The Departed is a tight, fast-paced, character-driven film about the life of crime, betrayal, and the emotional drain it has on everyone involved. No one is left unscathed. The performances by all the main actors are superb and deserving of an Academy Award, especially Leonardo DiCaprio. He captures the emotional turmoil and fear that can literally overwhelm an undercover agent, who teeters on the edge life and death each and everyday. Martin Scorsese once again proves that when it comes to crime drama, he's one of the top directors working in the business today. This man finally deserves to win his Oscar for Best Director. If he doesn't get it for this film, then there's someone very wrong with the Academy of voters for The Departed is one powerful, violent movie that stays with you long after the end credits have rolled. One last comment that deals with the Irish music that was played at different times during the film. Whenever I heard it, I kept expecting to see Michael Flattery from Lord of the Dance appear, doing his version of the Irish folk dance. I know that it made me want to get up and dance, which I don't think was its intended purpose. Finally, the two-disc Special Edition is the one to buy. The second disc is loaded with extras: a 25-minute featurette on the Real Boston Mob, a 90-minute documentary with Martin Scorsese discussing his life and his most famous films, another 25-minute featurette on how New York City's Little Italy affected Scorsese and his work in the film industry, and a look at several scenes that were deleted from the movie. The Departed is so good that I'm going to watch it again in just a few minutes. Usually I like to wait a couple of weeks before seeing a movie for the second time. Not this one! Highly recommended!!!
Congratulations to Marty Scorsese for winning Best Director for The Departed!!!!
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Like 5 people died nearly simulatenously at the end. I thought it was lame and tacky. Sure, I can empathize with Sorcese's reasoning. He didn't want The Departed II. He didn't want to turn it into a franchise. The studio was correct for criticizing the ending. B/c it was lame and tacky, tho, I did managed to cry, anyway. But The Departed II is also a terrible idea. It's a stand alone film. I don't mind if one died or the other. But to have 5 different people die at once. In my opinion, it should've just been Jack Nicolson's character to die. That OR both Nicolson and DiCaprio should've died, and let Matt Damon live. The black man dying was just plain weird and unnecessary. Nobody wanted the black man to die. Or some rando saying, "I'm one of Costello's men and we need to stick together." Just randomly saying that. It's weird, strange, and unusual.
That being said, I did cry when Jack Nicolson died. I'm still crying because of Jack NIcolson's death. At best, 3 of the characters dying was unnecessary. At worst, 4 of the character's dying was unnecessary.
The Departed, based on Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs (2002), is Scorsese's first gangster film not to feature Italian-American criminals. In fact, this film is set in Boston, where the Irish rule. One of these "godfathers" is Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), the man the State Police want the most. After years of investigation, they're finally getting close, thanks to undercover agent Billy Costigan (Leonardo Di Caprio). Because of his family (all Irish, all bad), becoming a member of Costello's crew isn't that difficult. Now all Costigan has to do is report to his superiors, Queenan (Martin Sheen) and Dignam (Mark Wahlberg), who will pass on the information to Ellerby's (Alec Baldwin) Special Investigations Unit. What they don't know is that Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), the most promising element of said unit, has been on Costello's payroll since he was 12. Soon enough, both cops and crooks become aware of the situation, beginning a manhunt that's gonna make the already fragile Billy even more nervous and Costello increasingly crazier.
By moving from Hong Kong to Boston, Scorsese and screenwriter William Monahan have made the first step in ensuring this film will be quite different from its Chinese inspiration. Another significant factor is the running time: a mere 97 minutes for Infernal Affairs, 150 for The Departed. This is due to new characters (Dignam and Costello's henchman Mr French, played by Ray Winstone, were missing in the original) and subplots, such as the one concerning Madolyn (Vera Farmiga), a psychiatrist who gets emotionally involved with both of the moles. But the most crucial difference is in the depiction of the underworld: whereas IA was stylish without being excessive, Scorsese's vision comprises very colorful language (some insults are so creative one might expect Joe Pesci to show up) and, of course, buckets of blood, the last part of the movie proving to be particularly shocking. None of the scenes ever reach the gross-out level of Casino's head-in-the-vice scene, but in pure Scorsese tradition it remains unflinchingly violent (also notable is the music, perfectly setting the mood, scene after scene, alongside Thelma Schoonmaker's impeccable editing).
Amidst these brutal surroundings, the director handles a spot-on cast: Baldwin, Sheen and Wahlberg (the latter finally back on form) make good use of their little screen time, Damon fine-tunes the edgier side he showed in The Talented Mr Ripley and the Bourne movies, and Nicholson, playing the villain again at last, delivers another OTT but classy turn (original choice Robert De Niro would probably have played the part with more calm and subtlety). A special mention is needed for Di Caprio: working with Scorsese for the third consecutive time, he has finally found a way to shake off his Titanic image, thanks to a vulnerable, gripping (and arguably career-best) performance.
With its clever plot, excellent acting and expert direction, The Departed is without doubt the year's best film so far. If this really is going to be his last gangster film (he has said so), as well as his last studio-endorsed picture, Scorsese can be proud, given the masterpiece he has given us.
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A noter le dernier plan trés symbolique !
Beaucoup d'action dans le film ainsi que de l'hémoglobine !
Cette course-poursuite magistralement menée par Léo DiCaprio et Matt Damon, sous l'égide de Jack Nicholson nous prouve, s'il en est besoin que ces acteurs sont vraiment bons. Un coup de chapeau particulier à Léo DiCaprio pour son interprétation d'un infiltré torturé par ce qu'il voit et doit subir.