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The Departed may well have one of the best casts in movie history, and every one of them brings their game. Jack Nicholson is one of the greatest character actors of all time, and ofr thier generation, Damon and DiCaprio are about as good as it gets. Marty sheen and Mark Wahlberg are also great here. The star of this movie, however, is Scorsese. He is undoubtably on of the 3 greatest filmmakers of all time, and thist film marks his return to greatness. The reason this film isn't one of the greatest of all time is the script. Te story is exalent and so are the characters. The problem is the dialoge. Every other line in this movie is some brilliant quote dripping with unrealisticality. Everything that comes out of Nicholsons mouth is so well thought out that it actually comes off as very unreal and very condecending. The script screams "I'm Will Monyhan! Look how smart i am!!!!"

As Malcom McDowell said "This movie is all about the right to choose. It's as simple as that. The right to choose, how we live our lives." I personally think this is Kubrick's best film. It is as darkly funny as a movie can be, without going over the top. It is that perfect balence that directers like himself, and David Fincher find that make these truly great films. I think a film like natural born killers tries to push this line between funny and sickly odd, and fail miserably. Although any story written by the all powerful film god, and movie nerd, Quentin Tarantino can't be all bad.

Hands down the funniest film the coens have ever made. Every elament of this film is halarious! John Goodman gives a brilliant performance, as does everyone else involved. Jeff Bridges creates one of the most interesting characters this side of Phillup Hoffman in Capote. The humor is smart, well thought out and well exacuted. This is a great Film!