This is a fu#&ing awesome movie! And I only use that word, because they say it about 300 times in this flick. What an amazing film by Martin Sciorcese, who has to be the greatest director in American Cinema period. Yes he's had some clunkers like "Shutter Island", but those are rare. And this is one of his best, even though his fans will argue with me, who gives a damn! This is my blog.
The cast is incredible, the writing is extraordinary, and the direction is phenomenal. This movie won 4 Academy Awards including Best Motion Picture of the Year, and why? Because it's amazing! It follows the lives of people living in Boston's toughest Irish neighborhood, and the focus here is on the criminal element led specifically by Frank Costello, played wonderfully by Jack Nicholson. The story follows the lives of two young men Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) and Bill Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) who are in the State Police Academy together and working to become officers.
I don't want to give away too much in this film because there are so many plot twists and turns, but the story weaves around the lives of these two men and the different paths they take in their careers but both seemingly tied closely to the activities of the Irish mobster Frank Costello. Their are too many great actors in this film to single any one out, but Mark Wahlberg is great and deserving of his Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Alec Baldwin is amazing as well. Stop reading and load this into your queue. Just Queue It!
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