The Departed (DVD)

Brilliant acting, fast paced adventure, bought it as a present for my 18 year old son, he loved it.If you like adventure/thrillers, you'll love this film.

When you see a movie directed by Martin Scorsese with an all star line up of the likes of Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon you expect something good and this film really does these expectations justice.

In my opinion this is the best DVD of the year so far, it has a great story line, excellent characters with much depth, portrayed superbly by the top draw actors who play them, plenty of twists and action and has been very intelligently thought out, one to watch for sure and I feel worthy of an excellent rating.

DiCaprio is utterly brilliant in this and really steals the show as the paranoid undercover cop. Before this film, I thought of him as just a pretty-boy who girls go weak at the knees about. But in this film he really acts. Matt Damon has the tougher part as the inside mole but does a great job with it, and Jack Nicholson should have got an Oscar for the part he played as mob boss Frank Costello. He brings that touch of witty humour that could not be matched by any other actor and it is Jack at his usual best.

This DVD was recommended by a friend. Good cop verses bad cop. An excellent movie, great actors.Great ending. Would watch it again.

Absolutely brilliant film, plenty of twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Matt Damon and Leonarda DiCaprio are blinding in this film - really really enjoyable.

You think you know what's going on but then you don't.

Highly recommend anyone to watch this film.

A highly recommended film to watch.. This is one of the best films I've seen in a long time. The story is based around two different kids and how they both join the police force. One of the kids grows up to be a dirty cop, while the other one turns out to be the good cop with a twist! My review won't do this film justice. All I can say is you must watch it!

A superb edge of your seat movie with a great performance from all the leading stars including Leonardo DiCaprio!

The Departed




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 product of me." It's the most personal statement in this highly commercial movie: Scorsese's most popular and critically acclaimed films have defined the violent urban drama (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, GoodFellas), but through a series of ambitious and eclectic projects he's resisted being defined by it himself (The Last Temptation of Christ, The Age of Innocence, Kundun). One needn't be a ruthless mobster or a restless film director to understand these antithetical urges -- we all yearn to belong somewhere, but that sense of belonging always exacts a price, usually in the form of allegiance. If ever a Scorsese film was one for the fans, The Departed is it. You can just imagine him lining up the next head-splat gunshot scene, muttering, "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

A remake of the 2002 Hong Kong cult hit Infernal Affairs, The Departed transplants the action to South Boston, but the location doesn't really matter; the two operative cultures here are the state police and a local mob run by the monstrous old-timer Frank Costello (Nicholson). The complicated plot involves two young spies, each groomed for years to infiltrate the opposing side. Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), a promising but volatile young cadet with family ties to Costello, is recruited by the upstanding Captain Queenan (Martin Sheen) for a years-long undercover mission: he'll be convicted of felony assault and expelled from the force, and after serving a prison term he'll work his way into Costello's gang. But long before this plot is hatched, Costello is positioning his own rat: Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a loyal kid from the neighborhood who becomes a state trooper and wins an assignment to a special investigative unit on organized crime. Neither spy knows the other's identity, and as each settles into his secret lifehe begins to lose track of himself.

It's a classic doppelganger setup: Sullivan and Costigan may be mortal enemies, but they have more in common with each other than with anyone else. Sullivan is orphaned and living with his grandmother when Costello comes into his life, and the mobster's patronage gives him a sense of place that's worth more than any amount of easy money. Costigan had spent his childhood shuttling between his mother's North Shore home and his father's low-rent digs in Southie, and for him a state police uniform is a symbol of stability. Both young men identify strongly with their respective father figures, and each is confronted with the paradoxical situation of defining himself by posing as something he's not. ("We deal in deception," Queenan tells Costigan. "What we do not deal with is self-deception.") For each character the rub comes when his patriarch is suddenly removed from the equation and his link to his original identity is erased -- the cop suddenly finds himself mired in a life of crime, and the criminal is safely ensconced in the law enforcement community.

With its welter of double crosses, The Departed is completely engrossing, a master class in suspense. But in moral terms it may be the least involving story that Scorsese -- an artist much preoccupied with morality -- has ever taken on. Costigan spends years working for Costello, un

EXCELLENT!! Fantastic film, well acted, great storyline and with some top names! Very well acted and with a great twist! SUPERB

Scorsese, Nicholson, DiCpario, Damon, Sheen. The list says it all and certainly needs no introduction. This is Goodfellas II. Watch it.

A class set of actors, a class plot and wicked dialogue. Essentially a copper (di caprio) goes deep undercover as a mobster and a mobster (damon) goes deep undercover as a copper. Throughout the subsequent bit of the film both of them are trying to unearth the others identity without themselves being discovered. A very good film. It's a tad violent at the end. But it's all well worth a watch.

Great performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon plus great support from the likes of Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and our own Ray Winstone. However, as always, Jack Nicholson steals the show as the psycotic, paranoid and violent Irish-American ganster boss.

One of Scorcese's best films (and that's saying something!) great screenplay adaption of some old Japanese film, lots of great shots of Boston, superb soundtrack top-class acting and an intricate plot which builds and builds the suspense to a fantastic climax.

Watch this film. Better still buy it and watch it a few times (I,ve watched it 4 times so far and noticed new bits every time)

Loved the cast, Jack Nicholson is amazing in it.
Even Marky Mark is great in it!
Not really into extras but the film itself is amazing, i remember seeing it at the cinema and thinking "this is a film that i need to buy on DVD".
I've not seen the original "Internal Affairs" so i cant really compare the two but all in all a must see film if you like gangster/thriller films.

IF YOU HAVNT SEEN THIS FILM HAVE A LOOK YOU WON`T BE DISAPOINTED. IT KEEPS YOU GRIPPED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FANTASTIC ACTING FROM ALL THE ACTORS. HAVE WATCHED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN BRILLIANT.

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A great film in general with pleanty action and still with a great plot. Bought it because i'd lost my previous copy so wanted a replacement

I bought this film as it was on the tv and i fell asleep before the end and had to see it. It is great from start to finish keeps you guessing and has an unexpected ending!

i saw this film on sky about a week ago and loved it so i bought it.great storyline ,great cast,gripping till the end,with a nice twist

Di Caprio has come a long way since Titanic. This is a definate top film, with double crosses, good cop, bad cops. You don't lose the story thought, it is a film for all and highly recommended.

i ove this film saw it on tv and had to buy the dvd, its is action and exciting all the way through, the director of this film always makes good movies and this is noexception i will proberly wear the dvd watching it over and over. its a must see. i usally dont rate leanardo dicaprio cant even spell it, but he played a very good part in this film.

Very good film a must see on all levels. 10/10. Seen it twice already and now i own it on DvD. Very convincing performences from all the cast. The cats consists of legends and this film has you on the edge of your seat from start to finish i do not think i can say anymore without telling you what happens.

Big names, Clever Plot and Brilliant twist. Simply put, an amazingly clever film that has you enthralled from start to finish.
More than just a crime/gangster film. No-wonder it won Martin Scorsese an Oscar for Best Director. And another 2 Oscars for Best Film and Best Writing. A must see film!

I decided to buy The Departed on DVD because when the film came out a year or so ago I said to myself that I would watch it on the big screen. When that evidently never happened I was left to wondering what it may have been like. What made me purchase the film was the coincedence that comes about when you're looking for another film and wondering why you're going to all this bother to look for it and you remember another title that you told yourself you should have also seen, in this case it was 'and there will be blood'. I was looking for that when i suddenly remembered that I had to see 'The Departed', so I summoned up the listings in ebay and a couple of days later I had the hard copy in front of me.

This was a great film and kept me entertaind thouh out the whole time i was viewing it. great film and quality recording.