The Departed (DVD)

The Departed -------------------------------------- The Film -------------------------------------- Now this, this is a film. And not just a mob film either, it's far more. I have to say at first I wasn't to bothered whether I saw this film or not. Although one day I ended up buying it, seeing it quite cheap at Tesco and thought it'd be something worth watching (I mean after all its got an excellent director and great cast). As soon as I put it on I knew I'd been an idiot for not watching it sooner. The film comes across as a great mix of crime thriller and mob movie. The shear brutality of the film is something that you can't forget in a ...

(Film only review) What’s it about? ------------------- A corrupt cop is given the task of finding out who is leaking information to local crimelord Frank Costello – despite the fact he is the leak! Meanwhile, another cop is sent deep undercover to find information on Costello’s activities. Who’s in it? --------------- The cast has been billed as the dream team of Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio. Whilst certainly a very good cast, it somehow doesn’t quite live up to expectations. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Will Costigan, a policeman from a bad family who is selected to go deep undercover to infiltrate ...

"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. Years ago we had the church. That was only a way of saying - we had each other. The Knights of Columbus were real head-breakers; true guineas. They took over their piece of the city. Twenty years after an Irishman couldn't get a f&*$ing job, we had the presidency. May he rest in peace. That's what the n*&$ers don't realize. If I got one thing against the black chappies, it's this - no one gives it to you. You have to take it." These opening lines by Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) in Scorsese's film "Departed" are delivered cheerfully and without ...