Is Martin Scorsese a filmmaking Genius? Has Martin Scorsese won an Oscar for Directing? Most people would agree that Scorsese knows how to put art on the moving screen with the most gifted actors on the planet, but one must ask the question, “Why has he not won an Academy Award for Best Director?” It was only a few years ago when Scorsese was thought to have guaranteed himself an Oscar, but Dirty Harry (i.e. Clint Eastwood) took home the gold with Million Dollar Baby – which I think is a film masterpiece. Guess What?! Scoresese and Eastwood will likely square off again with THE DEPARTED vs. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS! This is going to get good ...
I know … I know … How was THE DEPARTED? Let me just say that it shouldn’t win the Oscar for Best Picture, but it has some of the best acting I have seen in recent memory. Jack Nicholson is back to what he does best … “Here’s Johnny!” WOW! Let me run down the rest of the cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon
Mark Walhberg
Martin Sheen
Alec Baldwin
THE DEPARTED is a well acted, well scripted, ugly truth. Let me warn you, it is not for everyone. F-Bombs, Gruesome Violence, did I mention the F-Bomb.
If you want a clean taste of THE DEPARTED, watch the trailer in beautiful Quicktime HERE. Please pay special attention to the soundtrack during the second half of the Trailer … Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb. Best soundtrack to a Trailer in Years!
SCORE: 7/10 PLANETS
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