The Departed

Matt Damon is an undercover mafia guy working with the Boston police. Leo DiCaprio is an undercover cop working in the mafia. Jack Nicholson is the big mafia boss working with the FBI. People get shot, people turn sides, people use cell phones. But whats so great about this film? I agree with many critics who praise the movie, because it was very entertaining, exvciting and thought invoking but i dont see a great film here. How did Matt Damon's character never find out about his wife and Leo? The worst scene for me was when Leo finds the sheet that says "Citizens" and he wakes up to find out that Damon is the "rat". It seemed stupid to me that this film is supposed to tackle with the mob/cop intelligence yet the littlest things get through the cracks. Once i left the theatre, i found myself thinking that this film was another cop/criminal movie and nothing more. I do agree with some of the positive reviews because the film was good and innovative but im not a big fan of it overall. The best part of the cast was DiCaprio and Nicholson. Damon was average. I think the Avaitor was better and i dont feel that the Departed should be a best pic contender. If i would give a nom it would be for DiCaprio as bestactor/supporting but barely.