The Departed...I fell for the hype

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An Irish-flavored "Sopranos" badly done. An only-in-the-movies premise and a cliche-soaked script. Little drama, lots of violence. And the coarseness of the language. The new screenplay writer's crutch. No need for a clever script since they learned the rubes are just suckers for the f-word. How, oh how, did Bogart become a legend without calling anyone a c*cks*cker or mother f*'er..every two minutes?
All kneel to Jack while he plays the same tired smirking character he's played for 25 years now. Go away, Jack...or do something new that actually requires some acting.
And that Vera Farmiga who played the shrink is so unremarkable that I wasn't really sure whether her character actually was the girlfriend to both guys until halfway through the film.
Only good thing...for first time DiCaprio didn't come across like a fuzz-faced sixteen year old trying to play a grown-up. Damon's cop was way too erudite. Wahlberg did OK considering his character was shackled with a crap script. Damon was cardboard. Either Baldwin or Sheen was redundant. Either would have been enough.
Scorcese owned the post-GF gangster movie with "Goodfellas" and "Casino". This one really blows his rep. Not to mention his long string of non-ganster turkeys. At least there wasn't a urinal shot...or was there?

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Topic - The Departed...I fell for the hype - DWPC 10:08:33 02/16/07 (7)

I felt Damon reprised his Bourne role - PhilJ 05:28:54 02/17/07 (2)

Vera Farmiga - DWPC 17:17:35 02/17/07 (1)

See "Down to the Bone" to see what she's capable of. nt - sjb 09:00:24 02/19/07 (0)

Damon, "wooden"??!!! Impossible!!! :-) nt - Duilawyer 21:00:42 02/16/07 (0)

Re: The Departed...I fell for the hype - afilado 14:29:53 02/16/07 (1)

A great YUP on The Passenger. One of my favorite films. Since - tinear 16:49:52 02/16/07 (0)

Do yourself a favor and see some Asian and Scandinavian gangster - tinear 13:45:28 02/16/07 (0)

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