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Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for L.A. Daily News L.A. Daily News
The two main characters in Martin Scorsese's knockout crime-thriller "The Departed" are mirror-image locomotives, hurtling down the rails on a collision course. It takes nearly 2 1/2 two and a half hours for them to collide, but when they do in the ...read the complete Departed movie review at L.A. Daily News
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Amateur Movie Reviews Amateur Movie Reviews
The Departed is based on a highly successful Hong Kong film whose English title is Infernal Affairs. The cast list of The Departed reads like a Who's Who of Hollywood: Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec ...read the complete Departed movie review at Amateur Movie Reviews
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Amateur Movie Reviews Amateur Movie Reviews
First, the casting is great with an almost all-starcast consisting of Leonardo DiCarpio (of The Beach andAviator fame), Matt Damon (of Good Will Hunting and the two book turned action films Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy), Mark Wahlberg, Alec ...read the complete Departed movie review at Amateur Movie Reviews
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
The Departed was a brilliant, edge-of-your-seat thriller that had me enthralled throughout. Definitely the best movie of the year. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
Before tonight, when I thought of Leonardo DiCaprio, I saw a boy. No more. He makes his bones as a man in this film, directed by Martin Scorsese, inspired by the 2002 Hong Kong thriller, Infernal Affairs. In fact, despite the presence of the icon, Jack ...read the complete Departed movie review at Tony Medley
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
The argot of New York's Little Italy is Martin Scorsese's first language, but the filmmaker speaks fluent, pungent Bostonese in the terrific cops-and-mobsters tale The Departed. And no wonder: That old Southie nabe, in the shadow of downtown ...read the complete Departed movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the descendant of a long line of thugs and criminals. Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) grew up under the tutelege of crime boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). For completely different reasons, each of the youths decide ...read the complete Departed movie review at Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald
This is a Martin Scorsese film of the classic sort. It has a high body-count and moments of sublime excess; the master is on form. ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Sydney Morning Herald
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Martin Scorsese's remake of the Hong Kong thriller INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002) is a thrilling return to form, a psychological gangster film whose diabolically convoluted premise follows two men living double lives, their manufactured identities sustained by ...read the complete Departed movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Thelma Schoonmaker, a Scorsese collaborator for over a quarter-century, did the bull's-eye editing. The moviemaking throughout is swift, unaffected, masterly. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
This is the most vibrant, exciting and invigorating movie-movie of the year. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Infernal Affairs, a Hong Kong cops-and-thieves melodrama from a few years ago, gets the American remake treatment from none other than Martin Scorsese in The Departed. The original movie was solid, a showcase for its two stars Andy Lau and Tony Leung, but ...read the complete Departed movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for E! OnlineE! Online
Are we really who we pretend to be? That's the question posed by Martin Scorsese's grandly twisted new cops-and-robbers epic The Departed, a remake of a Hong Kong film (Infernal Affairs) about moles on opposite sides of the law. As potboiler thrillers go, ...read the complete Departed movie review at E! Online
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Clayton Davis)The Cinema Source (Clayton Davis)
It's a good, solid hit for the man, Mr. Martin Scorsese. Everyone has been wondering if this is the year he'll receive his long overdue Oscar and I'm very comfortable stating that this will NOT be the year unfortunately. The Departed is a remake ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Cinema Source (Clayton Davis)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
With The Departed, Scorsese has reached his apex of gut-wrenching storytelling in a breathtakingly thrilling police drama about a South Boston gangster and his father-son relationship with two younger men. Scorsese has been nominated for Academy Awards ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
But in Martin Scorsese's thrilling, throbbing reinterpretation of the story, it is the war that rages within all of us -- between our better and our badder selves -- that transforms this tale of treachery into one of the year's best movies. The new title ...read the complete Departed movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
The Departed, Martin Scorsese's energetic new film, his 20th feature length picture in a brilliant career, picks up thematically where his classic Goodfellas left off 16 years ago, with the examination of deception, and the psychological effects ...read the complete Departed movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
The plot threads occasionally tangle and the Irish-Boston accents vary, but this is Scorsese bordering on his A-game. Balletic and brutal. ...read the complete Departed movie review at TotalFilm
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
The Departed is really one of the best movies to have come out so far this year. I dislike hyping up yet another ultraviolent movie that glorifies mob violence, but sometimes that has to be set aside when a movie like this, or Goodfellas or The Usual ...read the complete Departed movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
Critics are in general agreement that Martin Scorsese has returned to top form with the thriller The Departed. It's his "sharpest film in a decade -- and the most entertaining major studio release this year," writes Lou Lumenick in the New York Post. Rich ...read the complete Departed movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Scott Mantz)Entertainment Insiders (Scott Mantz)
Thanks to an assured slight of hand, a deftly-written screenplay and superb performances from some of the most elite members of the Hollywood Boys Club, The Departed easily fits the bill as Martin Scorsese's finest directorial effort since ...read the complete Departed movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Scott Mantz)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Kaya Savas)MovieWeb (Kaya Savas)
So, Scorsese is making a movie, you say? It's a remake of a Hong Kong flick, really? Is it any good? Damn right it's good! I don't know where to begin about this movie other than this is a near perfect piece of contemporary filmmaking. We open with a ...read the complete Departed movie review at MovieWeb (Kaya Savas)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
In director Martin Scorsese's version of the 2002 Hong Kong thriller, "Infernal Affairs," Leonardo DiCaprio plays Billy Costigan, a Boston police officer undercover in the Irish-American mafia. Matt Damon is Colin Sullivan, a mafia man covertly ...read the complete Departed movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Two dozen films under his belt, and Martin Scorsese can still crank out a gem worthy of comparison with "Taxi Driver," "Goodfellas" and "Raging Bull." "The Departed" doesn't have quite the same air of brilliance about it as those classics did, but it sure ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
After the horridly overlong The Aviator and the complete misfire of Gangs of New York, The Departed is like a breath of fresh air from director Martin Scorsese. Whilst not exactly a return to the movies that made him famous (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull ...read the complete Departed movie review at hoopla.nu
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News
Martin Scorsese can do perfectly nice things with lace doilies (The Age of Innocence) and germ-phobic tycoons (The Aviator). But there's something about the spastic violence and verbal rhythms of modern tribal warfare that puts an extra hop, skip in his ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Dallas Morning News
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Oscar, Schmoscar who needs one anyhow? Martin Scorsese made this one to please his fans and not the members of the Academy who continue to invite him to the dance only to make him leave the event without the night's most sought after party favor. ...read the complete Departed movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
There's an old maxim that says that remakes are never as good as the original. As a rule of thumb, it works pretty well, but it isn't always so. The most famous case is the case of the Maltese Falcon in which the third version of the film is the ...read the complete Departed movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
As far as Hollywood thrillers over the past five years or so go, The Departed is without equal. On its own merits, the film is a brilliantly succinct piece of storytelling from one of the American masters. Director Martin Scorsese forgoes any kind of ...read the complete Departed movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Nicholson's Frank Costello is the man who can walk anywhere in Boston and inspire fear, even in the local clergy. ...read the complete Departed movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
IT'S one of the enduring mysteries of the movies that Martin Scorsese has never won an Oscar. The man responsible for Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino and The Aviator is probably America's greatest living director, but has ...read the complete Departed movie review at London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Not that he's ever left, but after putting together a competent period drama about Howard Hughes, producing a dutiful PBS series on the blues, and composing an intriguing study of Bob Dylan, Martin Scorsese has returned to the genre that he strides like a ...read the complete Departed movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)
Let's say The Age of Innocence, Kundun and The Aviator were experimental diversions from a restless Martin Scorsese resisting another movie about gangsters and mean streets. If that's so, then The Departed is his apology to the legions of ...read the complete Departed movie review at Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Director Martin Scorsese's striking remake of the popular Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs", "The Departed" follows Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), two kids who grew up on the rough streets of Boston, and find ...read the complete Departed movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
This lucid, visceral cop-mob thrillers sticks close to the original story to remake the 2002 Hong Kong classic Infernal Affairs. It also plays to the considerable skills of Scorsese and his exceptional cast of actors. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
A loose remake of the 2002 Hong Kong actioner, "Infernal Affairs," "Departed" heads about as opposite of the Far East as it can possibly get. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
DiCaprio harnesses a terrific, buggy intensity reminiscent of "GoodFellas'" hopped-up Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). ...read the complete Departed movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
After directing two movies in the early 1990's featuring the Italian mob starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci and written by Nicolas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese turned away from gangsters and towards music, documentaries, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The ...read the complete Departed movie review at Cinema Blend
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Glenn Kenny)Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
A triumphant revisiting of territory in which Scorsese is an unchallenged master -- the crime drama. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)
Martin Scorsese has become indelibly linked with the organized crime film, even though it doesn't represent the greater portion of his total output. This may be because he has truly reinvented the genre, giving it a gritty reality that hearkens back to ...read the complete Departed movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Black Flix (Laurence Washington)Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
Picture all your favorite flicks dealing with organized crime and police corruption all meshed into one, throw in a handful of first-rate actors and the result is a fascinating and engaging thriller full of twist and turns. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The original film was gritty and entertaining ("Infernal Affairs"); the new version is a masterpiece - the best effort Scorsese has brought to the screen since ...read the complete Departed movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
The Departed is Scorsese's most purely enjoyable movie in years. But it's not for the faint of heart. It's rude, bleak, violent and defiantly un-PC. But if you doubt that it's also OK to laugh throughout this rat's nest of paranoia, deceit and bloodshed, ...read the complete Departed movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
A new American crime classic from the legendary Martin Scorsese, whose talent shines here on its highest beams. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
Thank God we have Martin Scorsese back. After a couple of films where one of the best directors ever seemed more intent on pleasing Academy voters than millions of admirers, Scorsese returns to contemporary crime fiction with a hugely satisfying bang. ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Many drew back in horror when Brad Pitt announced plans to produce a remake of Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs. However, when director Martin Scorsese came on board and brought Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson along with him, an air of calm was ...read the complete Departed movie review at BBC Films
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
When a director of Scorsese's caliber is working at the top of his game, it's a reminder of why we go to the movies in the first place. ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chris JarmickChris Jarmick
Scorsese has created yet another riveting, powerful, violently profane movie centered around the exploits of gangsters. It is not as raw, nor as fresh as Mean Streets; he couldn't possibly make one like that ever again (for one, we as an audience ...read the complete Departed movie review at Chris Jarmick
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com (Christopher Bligh)DVD Authority.com (Christopher Bligh)
When viewing a recent cop thriller on cable recently, one line stuck out right at the very beginning. That line read, "Are you an officer or are you a policeman?" and with Martin Scorsese's The Departed, that very question is one that plagues two cops ...read the complete Departed movie review at DVD Authority.com (Christopher Bligh)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Don't count this film among the departed because it's going to be around for a long while. Martin Scorsese makes a film that makes it impossible to ignore come award time. It doesn't take a crystal ball to tell that it's full of 'em. Plus, about the best ...read the complete Departed movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Word on the street had it that The Departed is the best thing Scorsese has done since Goodfellas, and now having seen it, that seems about right. In fact, this is Scorsese at the top of his gritty, unsentimental game, crafting a crime thriller both epic a ...read the complete Departed movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
It seems Martin Scorsese has elected to continue his recent affection for the Irish which started with Gangs of New York, and appears to have carried on with The Departed. And all I can say is: bravo! It has led him to make what is undeniably his best ...read the complete Departed movie review at Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
After exploring turn-of-the-century immigrant hoods in Gangs of New York and billionaire Howard Hughes in The Aviator, Martin Scorsese returns to the mean streets he knows so well with The Departed, a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime flick Infernal ...read the complete Departed movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Julia Puehringer)allesfilm.com (Julia Puehringer)
Leo, Matt, Wahlberg, Sheen (Martin) und Baldwin (Alec) hin oder her: der Sieg geht zweifellos an Jack Nicholson. Der darf als Mafiaboss Frank Costello endlich wieder einmal tun, was er am besten kann: böse und gefährlich sein mit einem Hang zum ...read the complete Departed movie review at allesfilm.com (Julia Puehringer)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for "samseescinema""samseescinema"
My problem when reviewing a film like The Departed is that I tend to veer towards broad exclamations of cinematic history and directorial brilliance and, at times, a kind of divine intervention with the art of moviemaking. ...read the complete Departed movie review at "samseescinema"
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
After a pair of flawed Oscar-hunting epics, Martin Scorsese has returned to the gritty, violent mob drama that has always been his strong suit, and the result - "The Departed" - is his best film since 1990's ...read the complete Departed movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for In Film Australia (Gavin Bond)In Film Australia (Gavin Bond)
Not only does the veteran auteur return to the contemporary gangster genre that forged his considerable reputation (Mean Streets, Casino) but he has been able to cast high wattage leads Leonardo DiCaprio (rounding out a hat trick of consecutive flicks ...read the complete Departed movie review at In Film Australia (Gavin Bond)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
This is the most vibrant, exciting and invigorating movie-movie of the year. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.90 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Director Martin Scorsese has hit a home run with this remake of the Hong Kong film, Infernal Affairs by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. The brilliant screenplay by William Monahan adds to this thoroughly entertaining and thrilling movie. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.90 out of 4 stars for Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
In my 2002 review of Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York I wrote, "This is one of the best films of 2002. Big-budget Hollywood just did something right for a change." ...read the complete Departed movie review at Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
The Departed may be Martin Scorsese's most overtly commercial film: engineered towards crowd-pleasing melodrama rather than the far-ranging auteurial musings he normally engages in. And yet it proves the adage that talent rises to its own level, for no ...read the complete Departed movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for iF MagazineiF Magazine
There's something compelling about watching a master like director Martin Scorsese work. Like all great filmmakers, he understands the language of film so well that he can take even the most routine stories and transform them into sprawling epics. THE ...read the complete Departed movie review at iF Magazine
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Directed by Martin Scorsese (The Aviator, Gangs of New York, Casino, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets) and written by William Monaghan (Kingdom of Heaven), The Departed is a remake of 2002's Infernal Affairs ("Mou gaan dou"), a slickly produced Hong ...read the complete Departed movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Martin Scorsese's The Departed really is the flipside to Lau Wai Keung and Mak Siu Fai's 2002 film Infernal Affairs, and gets everything right that that film got wrong. Mak and Lau's film traded character for style; Scorsese's, from a script adapted ...read the complete Departed movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Nobody can spin a gritty crime drama in the masterful workings of a legendary filmmaker such as Martin Scorsese. As a revered moviemaker and ardent film scholar, Scorsese has crafted some of the most progressively intense urban fare in contemporary cinema ...read the complete Departed movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
The first hour, Scorsese dedicates to his two rats nestling themselves inside their respective positions as informants - Collin rising through the ranks on the force while William getting closer and closer to being trusted by Frank, and feeling more and ...read the complete Departed movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) rules the Irish mob in Boston's Southie with an iron fist. To help maintain this control, he grooms young Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) to enlist in the Massachusetts State Police and become his mole in the system. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
It's been more than a decade -- since 1995's made-in-Vegas, twilight-of-the-mob "Casino," in fact -- since you've hit the mean streets that have been your cinematic home since, well, 1973's "Mean Streets." ...read the complete Departed movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
It's obvious that they're all enjoying their roles, milking them for all their worth. As the police's most-wanted gangster, Frank Costello, Nicholson is his usual expertly hammy self. He is enjoyable to watch every moment he's on the screen. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for iF MagazineiF Magazine
Alexa Certified Site Stats for iFMagazine.com StatCounter - Free Web Tracker and Counter Flyboys the Movie The Departed The Departed (c) 2006 Warner Bros. Movie Review: THE DEPARTED Martin Scorsese examines organized crime from a new ...read the complete Departed movie review at iF Magazine
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
As much as I respect and admire the career of Martin Scorsese, I must admit it's been awhile since he last produced a truly memorable film. ...read the complete Departed movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Martin Scorsese's The Departed just might be the first major movie whose real stars are cell phones. To be sure, the credits give Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson lead billing, but if they focused on ensemble performance, the creatures ...read the complete Departed movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
DiCaprio's performance is a revelation only for those who have underestimated him. In Scorsese's previous films, "The Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator," he seemed callow and miscast, but here he has the presence of a full-bodied adult. He's grown into ...read the complete Departed movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
It isn't in the same league as the director's best work, chiefly because it lacks the bravura flourishes of cinematic craft that helped make his name. But it's so vital and bloody and funny and wicked and tense and unapologetic that it feels kin to those ...read the complete Departed movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Whatever it is, the film is the first major release of the fall worth talking about: a fast-paced, visually slick, psychologically fascinating Boston-set cops-and-crooks saga. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (David Denby)The New Yorker (David Denby)
Not one of Scorsese's greatest films; it doesn't use the camera to reveal the psychological and aesthetic dimensions of an entire world, as "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," and "Goodfellas" did. But it's a viciously merry, violent, ...read the complete Departed movie review at The New Yorker (David Denby)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
This reworking of a popular Hong Kong picture pulses with energy, tangy dialogue and crackling performances from a fine cast. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (Joshua Noyes)UpcomingDiscs.com (Joshua Noyes)
The Departed pick-ups nicely after two other great Martin Scorsese organized crime classics, Goodfellas and Casino. This time we travel to my hometown of Boston, where we find Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) as an undercover cop for the Boston PD, ...read the complete Departed movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Joshua Noyes)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Scorsese didn't need to remake "Infernal Affairs," but what he has done with it is a compliment rather than an affront to the original: The Departed reimagines its source material rather than just leeching off it, preserving the bone structure of the ...read the complete Departed movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
This is a dream cast for both Scorsese and the viewer, and everyone is working at the peak of their craft. Nicholson's flawless performance as the increasingly unhinged crime boss is a marvel of manic, paranoid ruination. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
The profanity-laced but witty and literate dialogue by William Monahan ("Kingdom of Heaven") is delivered by a brilliantly chosen cast, almost all of whom are operating at the very top of their game. ...read the complete Departed movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
The film's score and editing brilliantly heighten the film's energy, keeping the audience somewhat off-kilter and unsure where things are headed. ...read the complete Departed movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
When The Departed roars to life, as it does in so many of its scenes, you feel like nobody understands movies -- the delirious highs, the unforgiving moral depths -- as well as this man does. Welcome back, Marty. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
It's a movie with a pulse. Sometimes, it flies off the chart. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)
Finally, he's back-back from the nonsense of germophobic aviators, ancient turf wars and the notion that we ever came to him for epics about heroes. From Scorsese, we want epics about stupid jerks. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Foote on Film (John H. Foote)Foote on Film (John H. Foote)
When the Boston police department suspects a mole in their midst from Costello's crew they send a young cop, Billy Costigan (Lenoardo Di Caprio) deep under cover to find the mole and bury Costello. Meanwhile, Costello has Sullivan (Matt Damon) deep ...read the complete Departed movie review at Foote on Film (John H. Foote)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
Another mystery of Martin Scorsese's career, alongside the fact he is yet to receive an Oscar, is why he has never previously collaborated with Jack Nicholson. From the first moment Nicholson appears as ruthless Irish mob boss Frank Costello, the pairing ...read the complete Departed movie review at Tiscali UK
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
The Departed: (Howard Shore) Hailed as a return to director Martin Scorsese's great films of yesteryear, The Departed is about as critically acclaimed as a film can be. Adapted from B-grade Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs by screenwriter William ...read the complete Departed movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
Two dozen films under his belt, and Martin Scorsese can still crank out a gem worthy of comparison with "Taxi Driver," "Goodfellas" and "Raging Bull." "The Departed" doesn't have quite the same air of brilliance about it as those classics did, but it sure ...read the complete Departed movie review at DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
I love Martin Scorsese and I don’t care who knows it! Seriously man, anytime I’m down or starting to feel like the movie “biz†is just turning into a fuckin’ business with dumbed-down pieces of movie being tossed into the multiplexes ...read the complete Departed movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)
Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Boston gangster Frank Costello puts his gun to the back of a woman's head, pulls the trigger in the nonchalant manner with which he'd light a cigarette and, as she stumbles over her husband's already-murdered corpse. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Video Reviews with Joan EllisVideo Reviews with Joan Ellis
Here's a fine juxtaposition for this week: a proud-of-itself Hollywood blockbuster and a humble, transcendent indie. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Video Reviews with Joan Ellis
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Billy Costigan (LEONARDO DiCAPRIO) is a cadet at the Massachusetts State Police Academy who, unlike others such as Brown (ANTHONY ANDERSON), is singled out by Captain Queenan (MARTIN SHEEN) and Sergeant Dignam (MARK WAHLBERG) as someone who doesn't fit ...read the complete Departed movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Martin Scorsese's underworld thriller The Departed opens with a voice-over from its larger-than-life villain, a Boston crime lord played by Jack Nicholson who declares, "I don't want to be a product of my environment; I want my environment to be a ...read the complete Departed movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
The idea is that in the midst of a war between the police and organized crime, each side succeeds in placing a clever mole in the heart of the other camp. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
What is with Scorsese and Gimme Shelter? This is, like, the third time he uses that Rolling Stones track in one of his films. I'm not complaining, I love it, and the lyrics do apply to ultra-violent gangster epics ("Rape, murder! It's just a shot away").. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
If you examine the noted literary work, Dante's Inferno you will see the sins of man graded on a scale of nine circles. At the lowest, ninth circle the horrible torments are reserved for traitors. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Betty Jo Tucker)ReelTalk (Betty Jo Tucker)
At about the same time Billy Costigan (Leonardo DeCaprio), an undercover policeman, infiltrates the Irish mob, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a cocky young rookie with mob connections, does the same inside the police force. Costigan was picked for his ...read the complete Departed movie review at ReelTalk (Betty Jo Tucker)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
The praise, as widespread as it is, for Martin Scorsese's latest film a profane and energetic festival of uncertainty and paranoia is a little condescending. The phrase being thrown around is "return to form," but I don't agree. If that "form" is ...read the complete Departed movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
A giddy Jack Nicholson is at once both the most intriguing, and least important, part of Martin Scorsese's impressive thriller The Departed a contradiction that guides the story in an engaging, but increasingly confused, direction. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio Jason P. Vargo)DVD Town (John J. Puccio Jason P. Vargo)
I have to begin by saying I wasn't as impressed as a lot of critics were by Martin Scorsese's last two pictures, "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator." I thought they had more style than substance to them. Therefore, it's nice to see the director back in ...read the complete Departed movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio Jason P. Vargo)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Martin Scorsese is back in fighting trim with "The Departed," a punchy crime drama that crackles and pops with the brio of the director's best-loved films. A richly textured portrait of yet another American ethnic subculture -- the Irish mob in South ...read the complete Departed movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)
Martin Scorcese is a mystery to some film buffs: why won't the Academy ever recognize his work? I wonder myself, but as I continue to watch his latest projects, the answer becomes apparent. The Departed, much like his last film The Aviator, is a movie mad ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Rob Lineberger)DVD Verdict (Rob Lineberger)
If the question on your mind is "Is The Departed as good as Goodfellas or Raging Bull?" then the answer is no. But people are asking those kinds of questions, which is a strong sign of The Departed's excellence. And as awards time draws near each year, ...read the complete Departed movie review at DVD Verdict (Rob Lineberger)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Guess the GrossGuess the Gross
know that when you hear some critic say that such and such movie is the best movie of the year you must roll your eyes little bit. Take it with a grain of salt and what not. But I am telling you honestly that thus far in 2006, I have yet to see a film ...read the complete Departed movie review at Guess the Gross
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
"The Departed" is a movie that many people may see as a return to greatness for Martin Scorcese after years of rattling off some Oscar-worthy movies like "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator" but movies that were nothing near his masterpieces such as "Tax ...read the complete Departed movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
When news broke that Martin Scorcese would be directing a loose adaptation of the 2002 Hong Kong action/thriller, Infernal Affairs, film geeks everywhere feared the worst. The film is quite literally the Asian equivalent of The Godfather in American ...read the complete Departed movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Superbly written and brilliantly acted, this is a return to form for Scorsese if this doesn't get him the Best Director Oscar, nothing ...read the complete Departed movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
What goes around comes around. No filmmaker is more movie-savvy than Martin Scorsese, and he, in turn, has influenced a whole generation of directors around the world. ...read the complete Departed movie review at CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
It must be hard to be Martin Scorsese. When you've made the top ten lists for the 70s (Taxi Driver), 80s (Raging Bull) and 90s (Goodfellas), as well as countless other contributions to the cultural zeitgeist, what do you do next? Well, if you're ...read the complete Departed movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
Amid all the bullets, blood and bluster in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," a scene played without dialogue stands out. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
Did you ever play the game Jenga? For those not familiar, the game is played with a bunch of wooden blocks which are stacked up in a vertical column. Each player in turn removes a block without causing the column to collapse...but it inevitibly does. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Movies for Guys
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (David Thomas)filmcritic.com (David Thomas)
Just as Spike Lee took a basic caper and added his own pet issues to elevate Inside Man to the upper echelons of its genre, Martin Scorsese has taken The Departed, based on an intriguingly simple premise, to its own heights by infusing issues that have co ...read the complete Departed movie review at filmcritic.com (David Thomas)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Director Martin Scorsese's latest masterpiece defies the crime-fiction genre and throws more curves than a Major League pitcher. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
In Boston, Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) is THE guy in the Irish mob, so when he tells an impressionable youth When I was your age, they would say you could become cops or criminals. ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Movie Chicks
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
If there's any one type of material Martin Scorsese does well, it's the sprawling crime epic. He's already had success with the 1973 film "Mean Streets," 1990's "GoodFellas" and 1995's "Casino," and now makes a welcome return to form with his ...read the complete Departed movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Martin Scorsese knows how to make an intense, entertaining gangland film, and his The Departed unreels in full heat spinning a violence-charged tale of police and underworld informers. There are some credibility problems in the writing by William ...read the complete Departed movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
We know Martin Scorsese can plumb the Italian Mafioso's soul, but what about the psyche of an Irish gangster or cop? His reworking of the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs offers a second chance to find out following the Gangs of New York. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Martin Scorsese has got his groove back, or most of it, with what is arguably his best picture since GoodFellas: a big, brash, splatteringly violent mob opera starring Jack Nicholson giving it the full Pavarotti, with an outrageous and outrageously ...read the complete Departed movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" stinks of cynicism. It's vulgar, vicious and consistently mean-spirited ...read the complete Departed movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
Infernal Affairs, the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller that pitched a Triad mole in the police force against an undercover cop in the mob, finds its reflection in The Departed. We've moved to Irish Boston, where hotheaded rookie Billy Costigan (Leonardo ...read the complete Departed movie review at Time Out
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
After a lackluster period piece ("Gangs of New York") and an uneven biopic ("The Aviator"), director Martin Scorsese returns to familiar territory: the world of organized crime and the men and women who fall under its influence, either as willing ...read the complete Departed movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Martin Scorsese's The Departed drops into the current movie scene like a fireball outshining a field full of flickering matches; Scorsese makes all other comers seem small and wretched. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
When you are watching "Departed" the new effort by director MARTIN SCORSESE pay close attention to all the plot twists and turns and you will be rewarded with one of this years best films. ...read the complete Departed movie review at The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmJudgeFilmJudge
In an attempt to halt organised crime in Boston, Billy Costigan (DiCaprio), a young policeman, is sent undercover to infiltrate the gang of the notorious mobster Frank Costello (Nicholson). However, Costello has his own mole, in the form of Special Invest ...read the complete Departed movie review at FilmJudge
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Martin Scorsese returns to gangland in The Departed, a slick, soulful retelling of overrated Hong Kong actioner Infernal Affairs. The cast is 24 carat: Leonardo DiCaprio is Billy Costigan, an undercover cop playing crim in a Boston crime gang run by Jeff ...read the complete Departed movie review at BBC Films
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
I for one thought that The Aviator, Scorsese's last picture, deserved to be awarded the Best Picture of the year. It was something of a change of pace for Marty, but one that I thought he pulled off nicely. Now, with The Departed, maybe because of the ...read the complete Departed movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
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 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 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 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 3.25 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 3.20 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2.75 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 2.52 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 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
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 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 2.40 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Neither a debacle nor a bore, The Departed works but only up to a point, and never emotionally--even if the director does contrive to supply his version of a happy ending. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
With THE DEPARTED, Martin Scorsese has taken a good film, the Hong Kong minor classic INFERNAL AFFAIRS, and remade it into a movie that is a bloated as it is bland. Gone is the dramatic tension of a slick action flick, gone is the suspenseful ...read the complete Departed movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
Mere violence just doesn't do it anymore. No longer can a director hope to regain his audience's flagging interest by inserting scenes of people being hurt or killed. Especially when the scenes are so relentlessly the same. ...read the complete Departed movie review at Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Scorcese mightily succeeds at keeping his audience at the edge of the seat. The suspense in this film is as taut as piano wire around the neck of a snitch. There are good guys acting like bad guys and bad guys acting like good guys and then there are the ...read the complete Departed movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Departed, The (2006) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
Jack Nicholson stars as an Irish mob boss in Boston, who grooms a boy into a star police detective (Matt Damon) by providing him with inside information on criminal activity. At the same time a young undercover cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to ...read the complete Departed movie review at kids-in-mind
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