The Departed: Martin Scorsese's new film

[jester710]

I think The Departed is one of the best movies Michael Mann has ever made.

[andyfox]

The scene where Dicaprio and Damon both pick up their cell phones without speaking (which got a really big laugh in my theater) was right out of Heat. And indeed the whole feel of it was Mannish. But Scorsese has a much better sense of humor.

[jester710]

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The scene where Dicaprio and Damon both pick up their cell phones without speaking (which got a really big laugh in my theater) was right out of Heat. And indeed the whole feel of it was Mannish. But Scorsese has a much better sense of humor.

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Agreed. Mann takes himself too seriously. However, I felt the first three quarters of The Departed was brilliant, and then it just fell apart at the end, much like Collateral.

[andyfox]

I liked Collateral a lot, but I thought the ending was silly. I liked the ending of The Departed because I think it was meant to be quasi-comical and the fates of all the protagonists were deserved. People in the theater were shocked at who got killed in the elevator scene.

[RakebackStore]

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.