We went to see “The Departed” this past weekend. I’d been cramped up in the house enough and wanted to get out, so we did. What can I say about this movie? It was ruthless, savage, stunning, extremely well acted, and it kept me involved in the story the entire way. This is a movie that never lets up. It keeps you spinning from the beginning and never compromises. Jack Nicholson plays a crazy guy like nobody’s business. He has it down, and we totally believe. The others… Dicaprio, Damon, Wahlberg, Sheen, and Baldwin, are excellent as well. As is the girl in the midst of all this testosterone, Vera Farmiga. As I said, this film is ruthless. Martin Scorsese knows his business and had laser like clarity about this story and the characters in it. Yes, there’s a lot of blood, a lot of killing… but hey, it’s about the mob so that’s all to be expected. What wasn’t expected was the shocker ending, or how much I found myself rooting for a happy tied-with-a-bow ending. I knew it was going to end bloody, I just had no idea. I won’t say more, because that might spoil it, but trust me, you’ll be saying outloud, like me and so many others in the theater did when I saw it, oh man… geez… oh man. Trust me, you will. And also trust me on this… if you love good film making and star solidifying performances, you’ll love this movie. It’s hard to watch at times and, at the same time, hard to take your eyes from.