| | | A Martin Scorsese Picture.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg star in Martin Scorsese's new crime drama The Departed. The Departed is set in South Boston where the state police force is waging an all-out war to take down the city's top organized crime ring. The key is to end the reign of powerful mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) from the inside. A young rookie, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), is assigned to infiltrate Costello's mob. While Billy is working to gain Costello's trust, another young cop, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is among a handful of elite officers whose mission is to bring Costello down. But what his superiors don't know is that Colin is working for Costello, keeping the crime boss one step ahead of the police. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operation he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin find themselves in constant danger of being caught - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
"A ferociously entertaining film." Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
"A new American crime classic from the legendary Martin Scorsese..." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"...the most vibrant, exciting and invigorating movie-movie of the year." Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
"...a reminder of why we go to the movies in the first place." Scott Tobias, The Onion A.V. Club
"...a fast-paced, visually slick, psychologically fascinating Boston-set cops-and-crooks saga." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS OCTOBER 6, 2006An all-star cast brings this remake of Wai Keung Lau and Alan Mak's INFERNAL AFFAIRS to the screen. Martin Scorsese's film follows the story of two Boston police officers, one of whom is a member of the Irish Mafia who has infiltrated the ranks of the police, and the other is a bona fide cop sent on an undercover mission to join the Irish Mafia.
| Features | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Departed - DVD By: David Thomas - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 2/5/2007 8:27 PM | |
Just as Spike Lee took a basic caper and added his own pet issues to elevate Inside Man to the upper echelons of its genre, Martin Scorsese has taken The Departed, based on an intriguingly simple premise, to its own heights by infusing issues that have concerned him ever since Mean Streets. Along the way, he makes room for some memorable performances, not the least of which comes from the most likely of sources. The Departed is based on the Hong Kong blockbuster Infernal Affairs, in which a cop goes undercover in the mob while the mob places one of their own as a mole in the police force....read the full review |
| The Departed (Two-Disc Special Edition) - DVD By: Edward Perkis - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 2/17/2007 6:55 PM | | The cat and mouse game played by the two leads under the eye of Nicholson and using cell phones as a key plot point is masterful and in Scorsese's assured hands, scenes pop off the screen with tension. He also uses classic rock songs in his trademark manner, impressively setting time, place, or mood. However, his use of "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" a ferocious song by the celtic punk band The Dropkick Murphys during the title card sequence (following an 18 minute prologue) really kicks the movie into high gear and is a brilliant choice. ...read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/22/2009 |
| Running Time: 151 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 73674 | | UPC: 00012569736740 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.40:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | Golden Globe, The Departed, Best Motion Picture - Drama | | | Golden Globe, Martin Scorsese, Best Director - Motion Picture | | | Golden Globe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | | | Golden Globe, Jack Nicholson, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | | | Golden Globe, Mark Wahlberg, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | | | Golden Globe, William Monahan, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | | | Screen Actors Guild, Anthony Anderson, et. al., Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | | | Screen Actors Guild, Leonardo DiCaprio, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"THE DEPARTED is splattered with moments of pure, dead-eyed, blood-soaked Scorsesean violence....Nicholson provides a menace that's half silky, half seedy." -- Grade: A- 10/13/2006 p.108Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "DiCaprio fully justifies his place as Marty's new muse....[He delivers] THE DEPARTED's most dangerous turn." 11/01/2006 34 New York Times
"The speed and Mr. Scorsese's sureness of touch, particularly when it comes to carving up space with the camera, keep the plot's hall of mirrors from becoming a distraction." 10/06/2006 p.E1-E8 Rolling Stone
4 stars out of 4 -- "The actors bring their A games to this triumphant bruiser of a film, its darkly wanton wit the only defense against complete chaos." 10/19/2006 p.137 Sight and Sound
"[A] juicy and enjoyable gangster picture. It has generous salty humour, tremendous narrative drive, an absorbingly complex plot of multiple betrayal, and a roster of entertaining actors." 12/01/2006 p.53 Box Office
"Martin Scorsese here succeeds in creating a bleak picture with a fatalistic Irish sensibility." 12/01/2006 p.78 Premiere
Included in Premiere's "10 Best Movies Of The Year" -- "[With] enough bravura acting for a dozen such pictures..." 01/01/2007 p.48 Rolling Stone
Ranked #1 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "[A] model of what directing is when craft rises to the level of art." 12/28/2006 p.116 Entertainment Weekly
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "Scorsese's got the best of men at the tops of their games. THE DEPARTED is this year's meatiest movie diversion." 12/29/2006 p.104 Film Comment
Ranked #1 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006." 01/01/2007 p.36 Film Comment
"[T]his 'gangster movie' feels like a direct emanation from a society in a state of severe moral disorientation....THE DEPARTED reminds us that if there's truly an enemy, it's within." 01/01/2007 p.38 USA Today
4 stars out of 4 -- "[I]t's a rare treat for moviegoers to see six major actors, all in strong roles, together in one movie." 02/16/2007 p.3E Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "DiCaprio stands tall, even when sharing the screen with Nicholson....THE DEPARTED is his master class..." 03/01/2007 p.102 Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith Nicholson and DiCaprio together on screen for the first time, a performance masterclass is assured." 07/01/2007 p.21 ReelViews 10 of 10
The Departed is a perfect example of why remakes shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. Director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter William Monahan have taken the B-grade Hong Kong crime flick Infernal Affairs and re-imagined it as an American epic tragedy. The original film was gritty and entertaining; the new version is a masterpiece - the best effort Scorsese has brought to the screen since Goodfellas (ending a decade-long drought of disappointments and near-misses). In making The Departed, Scorsese has retained the essential plot structure of Infernal Affairs but has transformed the movie into something truly his own...The Departed is as suspenseful as anything the director has previously achieved. This movie deserves mention alongside Scorsese's most celebrated movies: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and The Age of Innocence. - James Berardinelli
Variety 9 of 10
Mixing it up with modern mobsters for the first time since "Casino" 11 years ago, Martin Scorsese cooks up a juicy and bloody steak of a movie in "The Departed." Different from the director's earlier crime dramas in its shared focus on cops rather than on just the goodfellas, this reworking of a popular Hong Kong picture pulses with energy, tangy dialogue and crackling performances from a fine cast...For those who want reassurance Scorsese is re-embracing the "GoodFellas" aesthetic, it's there right at the outset. With the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" setting the mood, an imposing man addresses a nice Irish kid at a working class soda fountain and presses money into the kid's hand, enticing the boy into his circle...DiCaprio is outstanding as the audience's main point of emotional contact...In his third collaboration with Scorsese, DiCaprio has rarely been this vital, energized or passionate. - Todd McCarthy
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