Comments on: THE DEPARTED Review – Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson d: Martin Scorsese

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:04:26 +0000

Thanks for writing, Sheila. We'll have to agree to disagree on Nicholson…
The one time I remember enjoying Nicholson's overacting was in "A Few Good Men."

By: sheila kind

sheila kind — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:53:44 +0000

I've seen both the films. While I liked Infernal Affairs pretty well, I still liked The Departed a little better. Both have their fair share of absurdities but I still enjoyed them. I especially liked DiCaprio, who managed to make his character pretty sympathetic overall and was, along with Farmiga, the film's beating heart. Matt Damon also did a very fine job as DiCaprio's counterpart. I do disagree strongly about Nicholson. Yeah, he was a bit over the top at times but he was an effective thug with a scary and unpredictable disposition that worked well in a number of scenes. Entertaining, too.

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:06:38 +0000

I'll make sure to check it out.

By: LX

LX — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:07:55 +0000

Watch the original it's worth it. This remake falls way short.

By: Jeff Rutkowski

Jeff Rutkowski — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:41:00 +0000

I agreed with and enjoyed your review except for the portion where you claim that Dicaprio was mis-cast for Hughes in the Aviator. After watching The Aviator several times I can say with absolute certainty that the role of Hughes was by far the most defining role of his career up until this point. I mean come on, how many actors besides Dustin Hoffman can play a character that mentally disturbed? He also brought a certain swagger (even in the vulnerable parts) to Hughes that I think was superb.

By: Daniel Camargo

Daniel Camargo — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:31:17 +0000

I liked The Departed. Yes, Nicholson was very over the top, but I think Scorcese handled most of the male performances in a cool way.