Re: The Departed: Martin Scorsese\'s new film
The Departed is actually a re-make of Infernal Affairs, which is less comical. The humour in The Departed didn't seem to always work very well.
Part of the movie is all the twists and once you know what is coming it kills it somewhat. Although as I remember it one less person dies in the original. Infernal Affairs was made in Hong Kong and subtitled, but if you don't mind subtitles I'd recommend that film highly.
The Departed pales in comparision to Scorsese's best films. Not really fair I guess to compare them, but if you haven't seen it don't expect anything like Goodfellas or Casino or Mean Streets or Raging Bull or Taxi Driver.
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