Friday, February 25, 2011

The Departed (2006) - 4 stars

One sentence plot summary: An undercover cop serving as a mole in the Irish Mafia clashes with an Irish Mafia member serving as a mole in the state police department.

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Kevin Corrigan, David O'Hara

Best of: A stellar cast led by Jack Nicholson at his best.

Worst of: I find most of the musical choices distracting.

Notable: Despite being set in Boston, Jack Nicholson refused to wear a Red Sox cap and wore his New York Yankees hat instead.

Also nominated: Letters from Iwo Jima

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