Found it to be a painfully average historical crime drama with good acting. Really stared to drag towards the end and you could tell people were getting antsy. I was really surprised just how average everything about this movie felt coming from a director like Scorsese.
shareI'm seeing it tomorrow. With the length of the movie, does it become a snorefest or will it at times here and there do something that'll keep you awake?
shareIt has parts that drag, particularly in the 2nd act.
shareit's an entertaining slow burn. i give it a 7. it's good but i wouldnt watch it again.
shareProbably went over your head, stick to Marvel movies
shareIs this supposed to be some kind of insult? Why can't someone enjoy Marvel movies and this movie too?
shareHe doesn’t have the mental capacity to understand this movie and neither do you
shareI understand this movie just fine. Why do have a problem with me because I watch all genres of movies from Transformers to Citizen Kane and everything in between. It really just depends on my mood. One day I may watch Good Burger then the next day I might watch The Godfather. Open your mind to films you would not regularly view and you will be surprised to how many good films there are available to you.
shareYour generation can’t watch movies other than superhero movies.
shareAgreed. "The Irishman" was much better although this movie seemed just as good for the first hour or so.
shareCouldn’t disagree more. I thought it was excellent and the running time didn’t bother me
shareI thought it was very good.
shareyea it was, the story was boring but scorcese's direction made it good. there's not much more he could've done with it here due to it being a true crime story.
shareHe could have trimmed it down a lot and made it better.
shareno the movie wasn't boring because it was long or slow. it was good. i enjoyed the whole thing. it's just the story itself was boring. there was no twists in the investigation. things just happened and it was like nobody could stop the killers. then when they investigate, the killers just get caught. that's why i say scorsece made it good. somehow he made this boring story entertaining.
shareI believe i've felt this about every aging film maker. And novelist. When ya get old, ya tend to prattle on and lose focus.
shareHow old was Scorsese though when he made The Departed, or Shutter Island? Many would consider these top movies of his, even classics. He was old enough for one to say he's probably well past his peak, considering the gap in time between those and let's say, Goodfellas. He's done remarkably well to stay as consistent as he has when other film makers who have experienced a peak of sorts, had become well past their best by that age and incapable of making films as good as their earlier ones.
shareThe Departed is nearly 20 years old at this point so, however old Marty was, he was almost two decades younger than he is now.
I will agree though that he has remained very consistent, and also relevant, way past the point where many directors decline and fade into obscurity (looking at you, Coppola and DePalma).
It was an incredibly disappointing film. I found it painful to watch at times and was almost desperate to escape the theater when the credits rolled. I really wanted to like this one but found it to be an unfocused, tedious bore filled with almost nothing but unlikable characters.
I heard that Marty's original idea was to cast Leo as the lead FBI agent and let him and the investigation be the focal point of the story. I think that would've made for a vastly more entertaining movie.