Director Martin Scorsese has created magic in his magic all over again in this movie “The Departed”. Martin Scorsese is very well known for his movies involving gangsters and rats within them. And The Departed is nothing like the other movies. This movie was released on 6th October 2006.
Martin Scorsese was born in Queens, New York on 17th November1942. Martin Scorsese directed is first movie in the year 1972. There are several jaw dropping movies that Martin Scorsese has directed and one of his very famous movies in “The Departed”. The movie is filled with all the top actors of the Hollywood industry. This movie is a more refined version of cops and robbers. Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an undercover agent for the cops working in Costello (Jack Nicholson) a gang leader who the cops are trying to shut down for a very long time. Colin (Matt Damon) on the other hand works under cover in the Massachusetts State Police Department for Costello (Jack Nicholson). Ellerby (Alec Baldwin) and Dignam (Mark wallberg) are the only life line for Billy Costigan. The movie is extremely fast passed and requires the viewer’s fullest attention through out the movie. Through out the movie there is blood shed and lives are lost on both the sides. The Departed is one of Martin Scorsese’s must watch movies. This movie has won Martin Scorsese 4 Oscars. The screenplay is by William Monahan and Siu Fai Mak. The dialogues add a major bonus to the movie. The twists and turns in the movie keeps the audience continuously guessing what is going to happen next. The background scores have added to the suspense.

The Departed has proved to be a very successful and a high grossing movie. The movie is so fast passed that you won’t know what hit you.