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Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
To rave about Martin Scorsese's return to crime drama without mentioning its source material, Andrew Lau and Andy Mak's Hong Kong based "Infernal Affairs," would be a worse crime than anything in the movie; most of the best ideas and scenes come straight ...read the complete Departed movie review at Comingsoon.net
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
I wonder how much more praise I would bestow upon the return of Martin Scorsese (The Aviator, Gangs of New York) to the world of gritty crime dramas had I not seen the film it is based on several times, Hong Kong's nifty, plot-driven thriller Infernal ...read the complete Departed movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the MoviesMr. Cranky Rates the Movies
"The Departed" supports the principal behind my continuing boycott of cell phones. Frankly, I think they're criminal. People drive while talking on them. People who use them are perpetually rude and self-absorbed. In this film, they're also the principal ...read the complete Departed movie review at Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
Two moles -- one within the Massachusetts State Police Department, the other within the Irish mob in Boston -- work against each other in this violent crime drama from Martin Scorsese. Jack Nicholson stars as the mob boss. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Jam! Movies
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In many circles The Departed is being hailed as a return to form for Martin Scorsese, but I don't see it. This is not to say that The Departed isn't a good (even close to great) film and doesn't bear many of Scorsese's hallmarks--it is and it does. Rather ...read the complete Departed movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-inFulvue Drive-in
Though he has done many types of films and very successfully as only a master filmmaker could, Martin Scorsese has become best known for his work in the Gangster genre. From hints of that world in his earliest works, to the most explicit renderings, he ...read the complete Departed movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Mike D'AngeloMike D'Angelo
Martin Scorsese has perhaps leaned a bit too hard on the Rolling Stones over the years they are to his oeuvre as Duke Ellington is to Woody Allen's but there's no denying that "Gimme Shelter," with its jangling guitar riff and vague sense of dark ...read the complete Departed movie review at Mike D'Angelo
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for NPR's Fresh Air (David Edelstein)NPR's Fresh Air (David Edelstein)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen and Alec Baldwin in a film by Martin Scorsese. Do you think anyone will want to see it? Set in South Boston, The Departed is a thriller about cops and gangsters infiltrating one another's ...read the complete Departed movie review at NPR's Fresh Air (David Edelstein)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Shortly after seeing the original Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs a few years back, I heard that the rights had been optioned by Brad Pitt, of all people, for the seemingly unavoidable American remake. Was Hollywood really so dried up of ideas that they ...read the complete Departed movie review at Moviepie.com
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Philip French)The Guardian (Philip French)
Like numerous major filmmakers, Jack Nicholson and Martin Scorsese were given their first opportunities by the exploitation maestro Roger Corman. Nicholson appeared in a dozen Corman productions before finding stardom in Easy Rider (1969) and Five Easy ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Guardian (Philip French)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Starring is Matt Damon as Colin, a stiff Massachusetts State Trooper with a hidden agenda. He's a mole, working for Boston's top gangster Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Colin's a worker and he rises through the State Police ranks rapidly, tipping ...read the complete Departed movie review at Cinema Blend
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
The Departed, the newest film by veteran American director Martin Scorsese, is a blood-spattered account of an attempt by law enforcement authorities to make headway against the Boston underworld and the latter to resist it. ...read the complete Departed movie review at World Socialist Web Site
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Frequently excessive but never dull, The Departed is a little too much of a lot of the things that define Martin Scorsese films but it's also almost impossible to resist. Too operatic at times, too in love with violence and macho posturing at others, ...read the complete Departed movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Crackles right along, stopping only long enough for Scorsese's signature bursts of explosive violence. Those brawls feel a bit rote, but what's different here is a newfound playful humor. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
The movie works smashingly, especially if you haven't seen its Hong Kong counterpart and haven't a clue what's coming. But for all its snap, crackle, and pop, it's nowhere near as galvanic emotionally. ...read the complete Departed movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mark R. LeeperMark R. Leeper
Martin Scorsese's earliest films were crime films with just a little action. They were about character and the situations his subjects got into because they were the way there were. If he had action it was in small doses at the end, as he did with TAXI DR ...read the complete Departed movie review at Mark R. Leeper
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
Watching Martin Scorsese's highly-praised crime thriller The Departed, I couldn't shake the feeling that the director spent the entire movie hovering off-camera muttering to himself, "So you didn't like Gangs of New York or The Aviator, didja? You want to ...read the complete Departed movie review at NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
The good news is "The Departed" is Martin Scorsese's best film in years. If we don't count his 2005 video documentary on Bob Dylan, he hasn't made a narrative feature this powerful since "Goodfellas," in 1990. But the first thing to say about ...read the complete Departed movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
Eschewing his familiar Big Apple gangland stomping ground for the gritty Southside of Beantown, Martin Scorsese gives us The Departed, a violent but well-acted retelling of 2002's Hong Kong crime thriller, Infernal Affairs which was well received in Asia ...read the complete Departed movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Fortress (Colin Le Sueur)Film Fortress (Colin Le Sueur)
It's rare for a remake, especially a remake of an acclaimed foreign film, to come close to the original in any way. Often Hollywood comes across a clever or interesting foreign film and tries to mainstream it, turning an idea that works extremely well ...read the complete Departed movie review at Film Fortress (Colin Le Sueur)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Georgia Straight (Ron Yamauchi)Georgia Straight (Ron Yamauchi)
The Departed, a loose remake of the Hong Kong police procedural Infernal Affairs, reunites Scorsese with his current muse, Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio, set at maximum scruffiness, plays a rookie Boston cop on assignment to infiltrate the Costello gang, a ...read the complete Departed movie review at Georgia Straight (Ron Yamauchi)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Les Phillips)CineScene.com (Les Phillips)
Now comes Martin Scorsese, with his beautiful tortured story of guilt and anger and blood, Boston Irish this time, and who knew that this would be the most masterful, most fully realized version of the story? The Departed is also a version of the Hong ...read the complete Departed movie review at CineScene.com (Les Phillips)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for stylusmagazine.com (Josh Timmermann)stylusmagazine.com (Josh Timmermann)
why is The Departed Martin Scorsese's best-reviewed film since GoodFellas? It's certainly not his best work in that sixteen-year timeframe (I'd personally nominate Kundun, though a solid case could also be made for the documentary My Voyage to Italy). ...read the complete Departed movie review at stylusmagazine.com (Josh Timmermann)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CBC.ca Arts (Katrina Onstad)CBC.ca Arts (Katrina Onstad)
The crowd with which I saw Martin Scorsese's new film The Departed was as eager to participate as a theatre of Rocky Horror Picture Show fans. ...read the complete Departed movie review at CBC.ca Arts (Katrina Onstad)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for KSL Radio (Doug & Steve)KSL Radio (Doug & Steve)
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Billy Costigan, a promising cadet at the Massachusetts State Police Academy, who is selected for a dangerous undercover assignment before he has even had a chance to pin on a badge. The actor says that the role represented more ...read the complete Departed movie review at KSL Radio (Doug & Steve)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) grew up as Southies -young men from the southside. This is where their similarities end until years later when they both go through the police academy around the same time. But each man ...read the complete Departed movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese follows up his 2004 Howard Hughes biopic "The Aviator" with a return to a world of crooks, thieves and murderers that he is particularly well-versed in. As such, and as one would expect, "The Departed" is a graphically ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Harvey S. KartenHarvey S. Karten
When you see form and emotional design in scenes from "The Departed," you know that the master is at work. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Harvey S. Karten
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Exclaim!Exclaim!
On top of three powerhouse performances - one of Nicholson's most delightfully entertaining, one of Damon's coldest and most chilling, and DiCaprio's strongest, most wounded and tightly wound. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Exclaim!
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Anthony Quinn)The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Martin Scorsese's remake of the brilliant Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs is scaled down from his grandiose recent work (Gangs of New York, The Aviator) but still falls well short of his landmark movies of the 1970s and 1980s. Switched from the ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Who are "The Departed"? They're the dead, as in "the dear departed," as in virtually all the characters in Martin Scorsese's luridly entertaining gangster ...read the complete Departed movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The New Zealand HeraldThe New Zealand Herald
It's a fitting opening for a project in which Nicholson turns in the most outrageously overblown performance of a career full of them. He doesn't so much steal the show as hijack and crash it. It becomes fascinating to see how much Scorsese will let ...read the complete Departed movie review at The New Zealand Herald
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bright Lights Film JournalBright Lights Film Journal
I admit it. I thought Marty had lost it. I thought he had gone all lazy and cute and Hollywood, with no fire in the belly. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reviewguy Online (Sean Chandler)Reviewguy Online (Sean Chandler)
When I first heard that Martin Scorsese was coming out with a Godfather type movie I was elated. Even though I was a youngster when the original film was released I could always appreciate the beauty of that film. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Reviewguy Online (Sean Chandler)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Martin Scorsese's triumphant return to modern day storytelling is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, an instant hit that spawned two equally popular sequels, and saw limited release in North America last fall. The action here is ...read the complete Departed movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
At this stage of Martin Scorsese's career, any new film is a milestone. He's America's greatest director, but he's also an astute anthropologist, able to dig beneath individual stories of violence and tribalism for richer veins of cultural significance. ...read the complete Departed movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
The first half of Martin Scorsese's latest dip into the pool of organized crime is so exhilirating, so electrifying, it reminds us (not that we need much reminding) that the director is both an inspired artist and a supremely resourceful technician. ...read the complete Departed movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-inFulvue Drive-in
In September of 1990, director Phil Joanou's Irish-gangster drama State of Grace had the misfortune of opening in limited release just one week prior to Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas opening in wide release. Both were excellent -- GoodFellas was my choice ...read the complete Departed movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Getting called a genius isn't healthy for anybody, even when it's almost true. In the case of Martin Scorsese, he has been praised as America's greatest filmmaker ever since "Goodfellas," and just about ever since, his films have taken on a ...read the complete Departed movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Martin Scorsese did not invent movie violence, but he helped turn it into an art form and then watched as others picked up the baton and beat the genre bloody. ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
Martin Scorsese's The Departed is his funniest--and most nihilistic--film since After Hours, which remains for me the most enjoyable of his pictures, not the least for its travelogue of the Wasteland, complete with a gallery of freaks and grotesque ...read the complete Departed movie review at Film Freak Central
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
There's no attempt at greatness here, just a fabulously successful attempt at a good crime movie. The Oscar-bait self-consciousness of "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator" is gone. In its place is a buoyancy, an impish delight in telling a harsh urban ...read the complete Departed movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
The Departed exists in a movie-place about as far from personal statements as a storied director can get. Maybe those days for Scorsese are long gone. But Scorsese's sense of craft remains sure. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulCity Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
No studio director was a greater hero to the Hong Kong new wave than Martin Scorsese. John Woo dedicated The Killer to him; Wong Kar-wai modeled his first feature, As Tears Go By, after Mean Streets; Taxi Driver's rain-slicked slo-mo urban stylistics work ...read the complete Departed movie review at City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Closely patterned on the 2002 Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, Martin Scorsese's The Departed has an ingenious pretzeled symmetry. The story, transplanted to Boston, centers on two youngish deep-cover agents, a cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) posing as a ...read the complete Departed movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
One could say that Martin Scorsese signed a pact with the devil. No, not when he made the supposedly heretical The Last Temptation of Christ, but actually when he offered the role of crime boss Frank Costello in The Departed to none other than Jack Nichol ...read the complete Departed movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Departed" (Warner Bros.) is a hard-hitting if overlong tale of two rookie cops in South Boston, inspired by the 2002 Hong Kong thriller "Infernal ...read the complete Departed movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The AgeThe Age
"I NEVER wanted to be a product of my environment," the gang boss, Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), tells us at the start of The Departed. "I wanted my environment to be a product of me." ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Age
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Leonard Maltin's Picks Leonard Maltin's Picks
I'd stop short of calling The Departed a great movie, but that's not to give it faint praise. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Leonard Maltin's Picks
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
Inspired by 2002's acclaimed Hong Kong action film Infernal Affairs, The Departed has been reshaped as an American gangster movie by (who else?) director Martin Scorsese. It tells the story of two young Boston cops working undercover on perpendicular path ...read the complete Departed movie review at Plugged In
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
So I face a dilemma, as a gal who names GoodFellas among her very favorite films -- and believe me, I know how few gals would be calling GoodFellas one of her favorite films -- and also as a film lover who despairs of the fad for remaking anything and eve ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
First off, The Departed is a must see for any guy out there. It has the one liners, the violence level and a glorious ensemble cast. At times it feels as good as Heat or The Usual Suspects even though it doesn't really hold up as well in the end. The ...read the complete Departed movie review at RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The Departed is a violent, bloody crime drama set in South Boston. Based on the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it is a story of murder, deceit, betrayal and mixed loyalties in an elite undercover unit of the Boston Police Department. Two men are ...read the complete Departed movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens)Slate (Dana Stevens)
It's nice to see Scorsese back in the saddle and a treat to find a cops-and-robbers thriller with some energy and wit. But even so, it's a stylish head rush of a movie that flies by, even at two-and-a-half hours, and keeps turning the knife (and your ...read the complete Departed movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
The best that can be said about Departed is that it does look pretty good for all the limitations. The film was shot in very low-key settings, but the production values are bright, which opens up scenes; the office locations look very elegant, and the ...read the complete Departed movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Director Martin Scorsese ("Taxi Driver"/"Raging Bull"/"GoodFellas"/"Mean Streets") takes another crack at a violent urban drama after straying from that familiar turf with his last two films "The Aviator" and "Gangs of New York"; it's the ...read the complete Departed movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Rarely has a star's look-at-me turn so completely torpedoed a project. Whenever the picture threatens to gain some momentum, up pops Jack to stop it dead in its tracks. The loyal few may be laughing with him, but the rest of us are definitely laughing at ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
Remaking a 2002 Hong Kong hit and setting his story in the foreign territory of Irish-Catholic Boston rather than his familiar Italian-American NYC milieu, Martin Scorsese would seem to be out of his element with The Departed if not, that is, for the ...read the complete Departed movie review at Slant Magazine
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Martin Scorsese leaves the Mean Streets of New York for Boston with The Departed, a bravura re-imagining of the 2002 Hong Kong crime drama Infernal Affairs. The director's signature manic energy infuses every gritty, bullet-splattered frame of this ...read the complete Departed movie review at Reel.com
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Mediasearch, Australia Mediasearch, Australia
Lots of blood, bullets, and bluster mark this brilliant Martin Scorsese picture. He explores double lives, deception, trust, and father-son relationships in this riveting film. The script deserves a great cast and it certainly has it. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Mediasearch, Australia
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