Movies: The Departed

Comment by Brett (Guest)

Brett (Guest) — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:25:30 +0000

"why *didn't* that one mob guy (the older guy who died while talking with DiCaprio) not rat DiCaprio out? I don't think it was because of some shared affection for cranberry juice..."

He was an undercover, as well.

I liked Leo in it. Thought he played his role well.

Comment by Ken

Ken — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:28:19 +0000

Wow, they DO look alike. It hadn't even occurred to me until you mentioned it.

Comment by Cori (Guest)

Cori (Guest) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:27:57 +0000

You know, here I was thinking that Claire Forlani had been really good in the movie for once, and now thanks to this I learn it's because it wasn't Claire Forlani.

Comment by Phil (Guest)

Phil (Guest) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:44:12 +0000

I, too, am mystified by the two Oscars. (Then again, I'm always mystified by the Oscars. Why can't I quit trying to understand?)

Like you, I thought the movie was entertaining, gritty, and interesting. I'm glad I saw it. But damn, what was with all the hype? (And all the awards?)

As my best friend pointed out, there were too many good actors for a single movie. There just wasn't enough room for each of them to do more than a little bit of acting, so what we got were too many well-done caricatures (Nicholson and Wahlberg, in my estimate), insufficiently developed caricatures (Baldwin and Sheen), or missed opportunities to really kick ass (DiCaprio and Damon).

Oh and don't get me started on the crap deal that the shrink got for lines, actions, and acting. If the joke was that the characters in the movie don't really have respect for (or interest in) women, then OK, haha. I get it. But it wasn't that funny. But if there wasn't any joke, they just did a bad job of giving her dumb things to say, in dumb ways, and for dumb reasons.

One annoying little thing that they did get me on -- why *didn't* that one mob guy (the older guy who died while talking with DiCaprio) not rat DiCaprio out? I don't think it was because of some shared affection for cranberry juice...

Movies: The Departed

Ken — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:02:46 +0000

Martin Scorsese's first Oscar-winning film is gritty and interesting.