Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga and Alec Baldwin
Director: Martin Scorsese
Studio Synopsis: The Massachusetts State Police Department is waging an all-out war to take down BostonÕs 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), who grew up in South Boston, is assigned to infiltrate the mob run by Costello. While Billy is working to gain CostelloÕs trust, another young cop who came up from the streets of ÒSouthie,Ó Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), is quickly rising through the ranks of the state police. Earning a spot in the Special Investigations Unit, Colin is among a handful of elite officers whose mission is to bring Costello down. But what his superiors donÕt 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 exposed to the enemyÑand each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
Rating: R
Running Time: 148 minutes
Official Web site: http://thedeparted.warnerbros.com/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedeparted/
Reviews:
Boca News (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
City Link (4 out of 5 stars)
Local 10 (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
The Miami Herald (4 out of 4 stars)
New Times Broward-Palm Beach
The Palm Beach Post (A-)
The Sun-Sentinel (4 out of 4 stars)
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