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I finally got around to seeing The Departed. I was not impressed. In fact, I was extremely disappointed. For a movie directed by my favorite director and with one of my favorite actors (Nicholson), I found it surprisingly weak. Infernal Affairs was better.
Did I give The Departed a fair chance? Actually, I don't think I have ever wanted to like a movie more than I wanted to like this one. Yes, I can't stand DiCapprio. I thought he was terrible in this and in Blood Diamond as well. But I can't honestly say that The Departed would have been much better had his role been played by someone else (Blood Diamond would have been better with a suitable male lead).
At any rate, I am glad I didn't follow the barrage of blind buy advice on this one.
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