Well, the first thing I want to say is I that I’ve seen „Infernal Affairs” before this movie, so I will draw comparisons.
American remakes of international cinema hits are often a disaster, so I have to credit to Scorsese. The cast is very strong (Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin,..), the acting is definitely one of the movies strong points.
The story is more or less the same as in „Infernal Affairs”. You still have your undercover cop and your undercover gangster and the game of cat-and-mouse. It just takes place in Boston instead of Hong Kong.
My biggest issue with “The Departed” is its length. “Infernal Affairs” is a tighter movie, you’ll see the credits after 101 minutes. “The Departed” needs 151 minutes, nearly an hour longer.
What does the additional 50 minutes get you? An irrelevant love triangle (Damon’s GF and DiCaprio’s therapist are two different characters in IA), an inferior ending (the bad must be punished..) and unnecessary new characters (Alec Baldwin e.g.).
In IA Chan (the equivalent to DiCaprio character) is undercover for 3 years, in TD only for one. The whole concept with his therapist is a lot more believable. The two main characters meet very early, without knowing about each other. They’re both present in the same location more often, which helps to get the view more involved.
TD wastes too much time for little things. The gangsters are just evil, they’re brutal and harass women, so everyone understands who the bad guys are. And I don’t remember seeing so much blood in the original movie. IA concentrated on the matter and is not distracted by such things.

You’ve probably guessed by now that I like IA quite a lot more. It’s more compact, the characters are better and the visuals are better.
I gave IA 9/10 and will give TD a 6/10. It’s an enjoyable movie (probably even more if you haven’t seen the original), but if you’re not afraid of Asian cinema, do yourself the favour and what IA instead or at least before TD.
By the way, IA is a trilogy. Infernal Affairs II is a prequel and develops the characters back story even further. The third one is half prequel, half sequel and gives closure to the whole story.

- Fuck yourself!
= I'm tired from fucking your wife.
- How's your mother ?
= tired from fucking my father. :"D
"this scene is fuckin' awesome and i laughed more than i should" :D

Good thriller, the ending was a little bit WTF-ish.

This came out when I was 15 years old and I remember just falling in love with it. It was my first favorite movie and made me aware of Martin Scorsese. Now watching it for the first time in a long time it still is absolutely amazing. One of my all time favorites. The entire star studded cast are all on their A game. Jack Nicholson is especially fantastic. Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin are all really great too and it so crazy how many big names there are in this movie. The story is great and I absolutely love the ending. I still remember how shocked I was the first time I saw it. The soundtrack is amazing. I'm glad this finally got Martin Scorsese his Oscar, he has deserved it for a long time. I hope the Irishman can be as good as this and Goodfellas.

One of my favourite movie. just saw it again few days ago and it's as good as the first time I saw it. Leo is great here and so is Matt Damon.

now i know why jimmy kimmel does not want to invite matt damon on to his show

I really liked it. The actors are pretty amazing...

We liked it more than the original we saw on Tuesday, develop the characters better and understand better what they do

Was certainly not expecting that ending. Must say I would have liked to see Sullivans reaction to being caught/brought to trial

Why didn´t Trooper Brown took Dignam to the roof with him, as Costigan requested? I know he was in licence, but because his boss died, not because he was the mole, right? So, the police send home the only man that have the contacts and the identitys of the undercover agents? Well done.

American curse crap competition. Absolutely terrible. Can't understand the hype with all these over-the-top aggressive steroid bullcrap.

Quite entertaining and unpredictable, yet not entirely satisfactory. Just like the main characters having sex while listening to a Pink Floyd live album. Meh. It just lacks that spark that usually makes Marty’s films memorable. I really liked the cast, except for a way too cartoony Jack Nicholson.

This movie would survive on Jack Nicholson’s unhinged performance alone, but you got everybody bringing the scumbag heat, hanging out and kicking ass.

Very strong premise, it entertains all the way through despite being more interested in the surface than anything else. Scorsese doesn’t challenge the viewer intellectually here, this is more of a movie that relies on twists, tension and character. It moves very well, it might just be Scorsese’s fastest film and there’s not a single dull moment because of that. Damon and DiCaprio are excellent, but it’s really Wahlberg who surprisingly ends up stealing the whole movie. It’s unpredictable, the camerawork is purposeful, the writing’s great and it’s filled with memorable scenes. I only have some minor problems with some of the editing, e.g. some of the fast edits and repurposed exposition inserts aren’t that elegantly done. It’s almost negligible, but they’re odd choices, especially coming from the maestro.

8.5/10

Very poor ending and a confusing beginning. You need to read up on who’s who before watching this. I had to pause and google what was going on & who was playing who. Much better gangster films than this to watch.

It is completely intense and engaging film to watch. Background music elevates the scenes to a higher level. The story is well-written which enables the audience to love "The Departed"

this is the best Scorcese movie ever i'm sorry guys... amazing plot twist

This movie is pure gold

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