*Frank Costello: Arm.

French directs Costigan to a pool table, making him hold out his casted arm.

Mr. French: Show me your arm. Flip it. mmhmmm, mmhmmm...

French slams Costigan's arm on the table until the cast breaks, while Costigan screams in pain.

Frank Costello: It makes me curious to see you in this neighborhood. And if I can slander my own environment, it makes me sad. This, uh, regression. Plus, I don't know if it's beyond some fucking cop prick like Queenan to pull you out of the Staties and send you gift-wrapped to me. I just can't know. I wonder what they do in that particular department, anyway.

Costello slams on Costigan's broken arm with Costigan's boot.

Frank Costello: [yelling] Are you still a cop?

Billy Costigan: [in severe pain] No!

Costello whacks his arm again.

Frank Costello: [yelling] Swear on your mother's grave you're still not a cop?

Billy Costigan: [painfully] I'm not a fucking cop!

Costello whacks his arm again, this time re-breaking it.

Frank Costello: [yelling] Are you going to stop doing coke deals with your jerk-off fucking cousin?

Billy Costigan: [weakly] Yes, yes, yes!

Frank Costello: Alright, alright. You're okay, you'll be alright. Get your hand taken care of.

Costello throws down some money.

Frank Costello: I'm sorry, but it was necessary. As for our problem with Providence - let's not cry over some spilled guineas.



The Departed
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Written by William Monahan
Directed by Martin Scorsese


THE CASE: A rivalry between the Massachusetts special crimes unit and a local Irish American gang escalates to a heated level when it becomes clear that a ganster has infiltrated the crime unit and a police officer has infiltrated the gang. Let the fun begin.


THE GOOD: The acting in The Departed is incredibly fun to watch. Considering you have a cast consisting of names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin and not to mention a director by the name of Martin Scorsese -- this is not hard to believe. Especially fun to watch is Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg who bring over-the-top pizzazz to their roles and just own their screentime. I found my actual heart rate would increase whenever they appeared. Add in lots of swearing, guns, explosions, and a cops and robbers style that only Scorsese can deliver and you have easily one of the best pictures of the year, not to mention one of the most fun.


THE BAD: The Departed was based on the Hong Kong trilogy, Infernal Affairs and if you happen to see Infernal Affairs before watching The Departed, you can’t help but see the resemblance in many of the scenes. If this were a piece of original material and not a remake -- I would have enjoyed it more. Scorsese and screenwriter William Monahan do bring a lot of new ideas to the material, but not enough to make it a true original on its own.


THE LAW: The Departed is like a popcorn movie with brains. It is a hell of a lot of fun and still manages to keep character and story development in mind. This is a rare combination these days -- so check it out.