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Re: *** Official The Departed Review Thread
While I thought it was a good film, I don't think it hit the "great" level for me. The film is one of the more well-lit "daylight" films I've seen from Scorsese, as I was anticipating more darkness and shadows for such a tale of 2 moles. In addition, the story was almost too contemporary at times (making information dissemination between the moles on either side far too easily in terms of screenplay consideration).
For once Leonardo finally seems like an adult in this film, rather than a tall skinny kid wearing his dad's clothes in previous film roles. Damon was on his game throughout the film, Wahlberg brought the comic relief, Sheen was good for what he represented in the film, and Nicholson was entertaining as always as the big bad kahuna.
The runtime seems about right for all the twists and turns, but there's maybe about 5-10 minutes that could have been trimmed and not lose much of the dramatic narrative.
I give it 3.5 stars, or a grade of B+.
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