IDIOT REVIEWS

-- movie reviews from an idiot teenager --

RATING: It's a Martin Scorcese picture.  R for lots of violence and lots of language.  Also some sex, albeit no nudity.

DIRECTOR: Martin Scorcese

WRITER: William Monahan

CAST: Leonardo di Caprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farminga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin

IMDB RATING: 8.7/10, #60 of all time.
     ... only below Goodfellas on Scorcese's filmography.

BUDGET: $90 million.

BOX OFFICE: $27 million opening weekend. As a vague guess from someone who isn't all that great at guessing these things, I'm thinkin' it'll top $100 mil to become the biggest Scorcese film ever.  Maybe $135 mil altogether at most; probably more like 110-115.

The Departed

2006

* * * *

            Five words:

            Best Martin Scorcese movie.  Ever.

            Of course, tomorrow I'll probably re-watch Goodfellas and change my mind, but at the moment, that's what I'm saying.

            And I'm absolutely freakin' positive it's better than every other film he's made.  Even Taxi Driver.