I just finished watching The Departed and all I could say was: For this Scorsese won the Oscar? Everybody and their sister seems to think this is a great film, and I'm not saying it's bad. I don't believe in "auteurs" but if I did Scorsese would be one.
What kept this film interesting for me was that I kept imagining it as a story I was being told in his trademark coked-up (even if he's straight) verbal style. The characterizations overall seemed to me to be about as dimensional as a piece of cardboard, and the woman's part...
Well, far be it from me to stereotype, but if you didn't know already that Scorsese was Italian...
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Mark Wahlberg cracked me up in that movie. Damon and DiCaprio were okay, and I loved Jack Nicholas...
Heck of a golf player, that man.
I agree Scorsese was not on top of his game here by a longshot! There were some interesting scenes or characters but...
DiCaprio's character bored me and I couldn't have cared less what happend to him.
Casino was MUCH better.
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