Just got back from a showing of the new Martin Scorsese flick "The Departed," with Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo Decaprio, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen and Mark Walhberg. That's a pretty impressive cast, but I'm pleased to say the movie kicks ass. There's a lot going on in the movie and it's filled with some pretty mindblowing twists, but they all flow logically thanks to Scorsese's direction. The actors are all solid, even DiCaprio, who didn't impress me all that much in "Gangs of the New York." It's one of the better Nicholson performances in a while, as he dials down the Jack stuff for the most part except for one scene. I totally recommend this ... it's one of the best movies I've seen this year, and contender for THE best.
By the way, whomever Matt Damon's agent is should get some kind of raise. We saw a preview for another movie of his coming up, "The Good Shepherd," directed and starring Robert DeNiro with Angelina Jolie, Joe Pesci, William Hurt and Billy Crudup. Is there anybody in Hollywood that's worked with the kind of directors he has with the cast of stars he's with? It's pretty impressive.
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