The Departed
2006Martin Scorsese151 min
Verdict: Home
- Dialogue carries the film
- The score does the plotting
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
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Technical basis
- A wide image, with more letterboxing on a 16:9 screen.
- Published shot timings inform the attention estimate.