- CELEBRITY
- 03:31 PM, Apr 26
The Departed is slick, funny, brutal and entertainingby David Mercier [FilmJudge ]
the best effort Scorsese has brought to the screen since Goodfellasby James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
puts Scorsese himself back on the right pathby Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News ]
pulses with energy, tangy dialogue and crackling performances from a fine castby Todd McCarthy [Variety ]
A relentlessly violent, breathtakingly assured piece of mean-streets filmmakingby Ty Burr [Boston Globe ]
a regrettably uneven addition to the director's canonby Tim Knight [Reel ]
a masterpiece all its ownby Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]
a ferociously entertaining filmby Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter ]