The Departed (2006)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="06dd8c02dduajq.jpg"> <div>                                                   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="204090d50.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Judy & Lutz Perschon</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Judy Lutz Perschon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >back to</FONT>  <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="At The Movies With Lutz"><U><B>At The Movies With Lutz</B></U></A></div> <div> The Departed (2006)</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="758" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 134 WIDTH="746"><div> Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips says:  <I>"While Nicholson relishes his role, there is such a thing as too much relish."  </I>And that's exactly true.  The acting overall is very good but the story only serves to kill a lot of people.  Still the story keeps the viewer interested and as such has to be considered a good movie.  So while I cannot say it was a great movie, as it seems most critics do, it definitely is meritorious.   Rated <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material, this movie is not for all, and Judy's rating is indicative of that.   It has no merit whatsoever for younger people.  Would be equally watchable on DVD so if you can stand to wait, do so.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 51 WIDTH="746"><div> Lutz's Rating <IMG SRC="0fb15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> Judy's Rating <IMG SRC="0fb15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="11e15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 148 WIDTH="746"><div> <B>Storyline From Yahoo: </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >'The Departed' is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy -- and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Ratings: Critics  A-    Users A-</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>