Martin Scorsese's The Departed was the box-office champ this past weekend, and USA Today says that the ultra-violent crime drama is now a Best Picture contender.
My personal reaction to the film is pretty much in line with the critical establishment: I loved it. The Departed was obviously made by people who love movies, from Scorsese on down. By coincidence, after seeing it I came home and happened to flip on one of those 15-minute HBO "making of" specials that they run between movies. There was the usual praise for Scorsese from DiCaprio, Damon, & Co. and someone observed how "Marty" loves actors.
I suppose that's a fairly obvious thing to say about a director, but a love of and trust in actors' talents really makes a difference. The cast is top-drawer, and I thought everyone hit a sort of barely over-the-top note which was just right for the material. DiCaprio gives a career best performance, Damon and Nicholson are outstanding, and the supporting players (Wahlberg, Sheen, Baldwin, and Vera Farmiga) uniformly fine.
The next time you watch a movie directed by Michael Bay (or even the gifted Darren Aronofsky), ask yourself how much they love actors vs. directorial showmanship. The opening-weekend suucces of The Departed should cheer anyone who also had to review Employee of the Month this weekend.
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