Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by clarkjohnsen (R) on March 27, 2007 at 08:22:07

In Reply to: The Departed - an OK second-rate action flick posted by Victor Khomenko on March 27, 2007 at 06:01:14:

"Making them both sleep with the same girl" was lame indeed. What you probably missed (although I had covered it in my writeup) was how closely the characters and events were based on the real-life Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger (whose brother, similarly, was president of the Massachusetts Senate). Only, Whitey was worse, far worse, than even Nicholson was allowed to portray.

I loved the movie as a Saturday matinee; perhaps your mistake was taking it evening-seriously. Ya gotta loosen up sometimes Victor.

clark