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Name: The Departed

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan
Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan
Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello

Running Time: USA:152 min / UK:151 min

Plot Outline:

Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Boston State Police department and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities

Comments:

Director Martin Scorsese's "The Departed", a gangster flick based from the Hong Kong thriller "Internal Affairs", goes without saying as perhaps his best work since "Goodfellas." Working on a genre that's right up his territory, Scorsese is back on top of his game and recreates a new dimension to the genre. This crime thriller treads the same theme as much of its director's previous films does. It's about two young men, the people around them, and the complications brought about by their characters' ambiguity.

Set in Boston, the Massachusetts State Police sends young cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) to go undercover and infiltrate an Irish mob syndicate where he quickly earns the trust of leader Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Meanwhile, Costello's informant Collin Sullivan (Matt Damon) works for the police department's Special Investigation Unit. Soon, stakes are raised when both the police and the mob realize there's a traitor among them, and that both Billy and Collin are both in danger of losing their cover and even their lives.

Nicholson, yet again playing another villain, owns every scene he's in with his portrayal of Costello, providing a paradoxical attraction to his menacing character. DiCaprio, increasingly maturing as an actor since becoming Scorsese's "muse", fits right in as the streetwise cop, while Damon brings his usual authoritatively calm demeanor to the part. They are complemented by the ensemble performances of Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Mark Wahlberg and Vera Farmiga.

Scriptwriter William Monahan ("Kingdom of Heaven") retains much of the structure of "Internal Affairs" but adds depth to its characters and an acerbic quality to its witty dialog. The cinematography by Michael Ballhaus is brooding and morbid, capturing the character of its Boston setting while Howard Shore's score is as good as a soundtrack can be.

At its core, "The Departed" is a well-crafted, well-written, and well-acted film noir. In an age where style usually triumphs over the narrative quality, "The Departed" is one of the best films I have seen so far in recent memory.

Rating: 8.6 / 10

Film: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man*s Chest

Actors:
Johnny Depp ... Captain Jack Sparrow
Orlando Bloom ... Will Turner
Keira Knightley ... Elizabeth Swann
Stellan Skarsgard ... "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Bill Nighy ... Davy Jones
Jack Davenport ... James Norrington

Time: 151min

Plot:

This is a sequence of the 2003 blockbuster, the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. It starts where it left, when Elizabeth and Will are going to get married. But they were arrested because they helped Captain Jack Sparrow. If they are going to be freed, Will must find Jack and give his campus to Lieutenant Gillete. But Jack has his own troubles, finding the Chest of Davy Jones, because of a deal he had to borrow the Black Pearl. And the troubles Davy Jones had given him is not enough, he was chased by Norrington, Will and became a God in an island.

Review:

I love this movie. I have never saw a movie this kind of thrilling and exciting. You would not want to miss one single minute watching this movie. When you thought this might end the story, it started all over again. I think that it is very interesting, attractive and exciting. It is the best movie watching experience I have ever had.

Rating: 10/10