Post by Rob W. Case on Oct 15, 2006 2:37:10 GMT -6
It is probably the most popular movie to be released on the weekend of October 13th, 2006. The film is called "The Departed," and it stars Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Mark Wahlberg.
Plot Outline: (From IMDB) Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Boston State Police department and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities.
Martin Scorsese (of Goodfellas, Casino fame) directs this movie.
What I liked about the film: What I liked about this film was Jack Nicholson's superb acting in this. The violence was very realistic, and intense. The tension between the characters was also very real as well.
What I didn't like about the film: What kind of irked me about this film was some of the political overtones. Of course when I go to a movie now a days, I'm a bit "case sensitive" if you will to political messages in films. Taking place in Massachusetts, we see at least two photographs of Senator John Kerry at an Irish bar, appearing to be honoring someone. Other political jabs is where Alec Baldwin's character makes a remark, while spying on Costello (Nicholson), where his character states in a cynical way, that you gotta love the Patriot Act. Another remark is a jab at the Iraq war. One character mentions that if it werent for those deushe bags over there, homeland security would give us the funds we need. To the average person, such lines may come and go without an inkcling of a thought, but they were overtones that may not have been necessary for this film.
The ending to this movie was surprising, and I normally like surprising endings. However, I feel they got a little too carried away with the ending of this movie. Surprises came about, shocked the audience, and then this and that happened, and it seemed a bit far fetched, for a movie which seemed to carry an ora of realistic integrity.
If I had to rate this film on a scale from one to 4 stars, I would give it 2 1/2.
The film carries a running time of 2 hr. 29 min, but it's fast pace passes the time.
Plot Outline: (From IMDB) Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Boston State Police department and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities.
Martin Scorsese (of Goodfellas, Casino fame) directs this movie.
What I liked about the film: What I liked about this film was Jack Nicholson's superb acting in this. The violence was very realistic, and intense. The tension between the characters was also very real as well.
What I didn't like about the film: What kind of irked me about this film was some of the political overtones. Of course when I go to a movie now a days, I'm a bit "case sensitive" if you will to political messages in films. Taking place in Massachusetts, we see at least two photographs of Senator John Kerry at an Irish bar, appearing to be honoring someone. Other political jabs is where Alec Baldwin's character makes a remark, while spying on Costello (Nicholson), where his character states in a cynical way, that you gotta love the Patriot Act. Another remark is a jab at the Iraq war. One character mentions that if it werent for those deushe bags over there, homeland security would give us the funds we need. To the average person, such lines may come and go without an inkcling of a thought, but they were overtones that may not have been necessary for this film.
The ending to this movie was surprising, and I normally like surprising endings. However, I feel they got a little too carried away with the ending of this movie. Surprises came about, shocked the audience, and then this and that happened, and it seemed a bit far fetched, for a movie which seemed to carry an ora of realistic integrity.
If I had to rate this film on a scale from one to 4 stars, I would give it 2 1/2.
The film carries a running time of 2 hr. 29 min, but it's fast pace passes the time.