dearly DEPARTED

the first time i heard about this fim was from my cousin Georgia (who by the way, just passed the CPA board exam) she said their profeesor warned them thtat if they plan to relax before the big exam, they should not see the Departed... their professor said to stay away form that film being heavy... and i thought even without getting thatcomment i knew right away that that movie would be heavy... heavily star studded for one... jack nicholson as the bad guy... matt damon as the "rat" in the police force, leo di caprio as the mole in the mob, martin sheen as the head of police, alec baldwin as the head of intelligence and marc wahlberg as the right hand of sheen... oh did i mention this was a scorsese movie...

i find leonardo di caprio' acting impressive, james cameron did not do it for him, baz luhrman didnt, steven spielberg didnt. and only scorsese can bring Leo to his ful potential... of course, being under Scorsese for three times already surely some of his talent and skill would rub off on you... from gangs of new york, to aviator, to departed... they have made a great team... i wonder if this year, scorsese would finally have an Oscar Trophy... which by the way, he most ceratinly deserves... also, Leo, but he is still young, he can still wait...

its fun seeing Jack Nicholson as the semi-bad guy... again... after As Good as it Gets, i always see him as the obsessive compulsive man... this movie once and for all erased that...

mark Wahlberg was really good in this movie... it someho reminded me of his role in FEAR, but he is a good guy in this one... except for the HAIR, (dude, change that hair!!!) which he did...

matt damon has a better luck in movies than his partner (not life partner) ben affleck... (come on, id rather see stuck on you than Gigli,) if you know what i mean...

by the way, only baldwin and wahlberg walks out of this movie... alive.... how's that for an ending....