Movie Review: The Departed

Very boy. That's the first thing that comes to mind. It's very boy. But I knew that going in, so that's ok. I've been kinda sick of chick flicks lately.

It's also very good. I don't know if it shoulda won the Oscar for Best Picture, but I haven't seen the others, so I don't know. It is good, though.

So basically, in case you haven't been in the country for the last 6 months, it's about 2 guys who go undercover - Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a cop turned mafia guy and Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is a mafia guy turned cop. They each have to find out stuff about the other organization, and then when both organizations realize they have moles, they each have to figure out who the mole is.

The casting is very good. Jack Nicholson is Frank Costello, the mob boss, Martin Sheen is Oliver Queenen, the head cop guy, and Mark Wahlberg is Dignam, the jerk cop guy. The only one I'm not really sold on is Alec Baldwin as the other cop guy. Matt and Jack were extra good, but Leo should get special mention, cuz he was exceptional.

It wasn't as violent as I thought it would be, so that was good - no horse head like 'The Godfather.' :) The language was beyond horrid, though. I think they only wrote one one-worded line for Marky Mark, and since he wanted to be in more of the movie, he decided to repeat that line over and over. The plot wasn't overly predictable, but there were a couple things that I figured out before the moles did. But that's ok, cuz it made me feel smart and made me feel like I should go undercover for either the police or the mafia.

If you're ever in the mood for a boy movie, I highly recommend this one. It actually has a plot, and while it says it's R for strong brutal violence, it really isn't that bad (considering I also just watched 'Gladiator'). So yeah, watch it - it's good.