I finally got around to seeing The Departed this weekend. I would recommend everyone go see it immediately. Great, great show from start to end. I can't recommend it enough.
In a nutshell, the story revolves mainly around Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon (what, no Ben Affleck?). Jack Nicholson is an organized crime boss in Boston, and he has Matt Damon, a state police detective, in his back pocket. The very beginning of the movie alludes to some sort of pre-existing relationship beteween Nicholson and Damon that has apparently continued to present day. Anyway, the third wheel of the movie is Leonardo Dicaprio, a state police reject who is offered a gig as an undercover agent. The thing is, almost nobody knows the identities of the undercover guys, so while Dicaprio and Damon are essentially working for the same people, neither are aware of it. By the same token, Damon and Dicaprio are also working for Nicholson, but neither is aware of the others involvement.
The best way to describe the movie plot without giving anything away (because everyone is going to see it for themselves) is a game of cat and mouse. Damon is working with Nicholson, and tips him off to a mole in his organization. At the same time, Damon's superiors are aware of a mole in their organization as well. It sounds kind of confusing, but it's all done very well.
As for my final impression of the movie, I think I can best sum it up this way...it's two and a half hours long, and I feel they probably should have made it even longer. This movie could have been 4 hours long and it would have been even better. You can't say that about any movies that are made anymore. Go out and see it now.
Overall Rating: 10 out of 10
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