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The Collected Writings of Sardonicus

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 7:44 PM

Movie Review
The Departed (2006)
Directed by Martin Scorsese

Wow... a whole lotta shock value. But, admittedly, not to the point in which it needs to rely on its excessive violence to compensate for an otherwise weak script. Everyone: Jack Nicholson, Leo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, etc., all stepped up to play their role, and although I might not have enjoyed it enough to want to buy it on DVD, I can't see any reason why this movie won't do well this Oscar-season. I little to violent at times for my taste, but c'mon... I shouldn't have even tried to expect any different. A

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