Dir: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, et al...
Plot: The hollywood 'remake' of the Hong Kong film 'Infernal Affairs', but don't call it that. A Boston police cadet goes deep undercover with the Irish mafia, whilst at the same time, the mafia have one of their own in the police department. Whole heap of stuff happens and it all comes to a head...
Rating: 4 out of 5
I had been looking forward to this for quiet a while. First of all, look at the cast. Although it's pretty much testosterone driven (ie. mainly guys), they are all hollywood heavyweights and the movie thrives because of it. Team them up with a master director, who is yet to be recognised by the way, and you have all the makings of a blockbuster. There is nothing to hate about this movie and absolutely everything to love. Even the violence seems acceptable in the greater scheme of things.
The actors are fantastic. Leo and Damon, play their roles perfectly, especially Leo (who had the more difficult role). Jack was also excellent. He almost goes over the top but is kept at that maximum point by Scorsese, so it never seems ridiculous. Even the smaller roles (Walhberg, Baldwin and Sheen), all deserve a mention because the interaction between these characters and the dialgue is also good. That Irish-Boston accent and the little gags here and there keep the movie from going completely heavy.
Perhaps the only mis-step the movie takes is with the ending, it's just too much it almost became laughable. But that doesn't deter it from being a great movie. It's a director doing what he does best to perfection. Who-rah, one time for Martin Scorsese!
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