Awesome Irish Gangster Film

Jack And Leo Have A Quiet Drink.

I normally make a point not to watch Oscar winning films. I remember watching “The English Patient” a few years back, the multi-award winning film which was so boring I ended up gnawing my arm off, which wasn’t a bad thing in the end because I had been born with three arms and had endured many years of ridicule because of it.

So it was with slight trepidation that I ended up watching “The Departed” which earned director Martin Scorsese his golden gong. I had enjoyed “Goodfellas” and “Raging Bull“, but wasn’t impressed with “Gangs of New York” and didn’t bother seeing “The Aviator” either. Why am I mentioning those films, you ask? Because they were all directed by Martin Scorsese, that’s why.

So anyhoo, myself, Steve O and the pimple on Steve O’s nose (Brian) went to see the flick, which had been out for ages and will probably be on Mnet next week, that’s how long it took us to get around to seeing it. Starring Leonard Di Caprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, a Baldwin brother (They all look alike these days) and probably most of the not-quite-A-list male actors in Hollywood (besides Mark Wahlberg - oh, wait) the film centres around two main characters played by Messrs Di Caprio and Damon.

Whilst Mr Di Caprio is a cop undercover as a Irish thug, Mr Damon is an Irish thug undercover as a cop. Clever, hey? They find out about each other’s existence and the film then plays out like a cat-and-mouse as they try and find one another. I thought the film was brilliant, so did Steve O, and so did the pimple on Steve O’s nose (Brian).

It was gripping and quite tense at times, I was dripping with sweat during the some of the scenes - and that wasn’t just because of my glandular problem. As you would expect, the film is quite gory and bloodily violent, which is what you would want from the gangster genre. In fact, this film is basically right up there with “Goodfellas“, “The Godfather” and other gangster related films. (In my humble opinion anyway)

If you haven’t seen it yet, go out and watch it, I recommend it, Steve O recommends it, and Brian, the pimple on Steve O’s nose, recommends it too.

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