Movie ReviewThe 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
