The Departed (2006)
I haven’t seen the original film, Infernal Affairs, but I can believe this one is no comparison. Sure, there are moments of brilliance, especially when DiCaprio is on the screen. You feel his terror at the possibility of being found out. But the villain, played by Nickelson, is not truly fearsome. He’s coasting a bit and having too much fun. He’s not quite smart enough and has no idea that DiCaprio is the mole. And Damon is not so good as the evil mole. I disliked him, but perhaps not enough. In the end, he attempted to be too sympathetic. I should’ve liked him to be more totally evil. Perhaps they should’ve got a different girl also. I think she is more central to the real plot, but somehow she didn’t quite have the star power, for me anyway.
Still, the story is good. It makes you think about how you can know someone for a time and still not really know them. Typical spy stuff, but yet interesting and entertaining.
