The Departed
Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it?
"Scorsese didn't need to remake "Infernal Affairs," but what he has done with it is a compliment rather than an affront to the original: The Departed reimagines its source material rather than just leeching off it, preserving the bone structure of the first movie while finding new curves in it. The story has been clarified; the ellipses of the original have been filled in with just the right amount of exploratory shading. This is a picture of grand gestures and subtle intricacies, a movie that, even at more than two hours long, feels miraculously lean. It's a smart shot of lucid storytelling."
To take down South Boston’s Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there’s a mole among them.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson
Cast
Martin Scorsese
Director
United States, Hong Kong
Country
English, Cantonese
Language
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Genre
R
Rating
2h 31m
Runtime
2006
Year
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