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What's wrong with this fucking country? Everybody hates everybody!

No 208 – The Departed Director – Martin Scorsese I had watched almost all of this film and then, much to the dismay of myself and my house mates, the disk ruddy conked out. So I had to send it to LoveFilm , who swiftly provided a replacement and we watched it again. From the start. We didn't mind though. Because it is brill! We begin by instantly setting the scene. With a foul mouthed (and occasionally racist) monologue from Jack Nicholson. After all, this is the Oscar Winning Best Film with the most ' fuck's in it. True fact, fact fans. Is it Scorsese's best? No. But it is bloody great. Lets look at the strengths: Firstly the cast. It is beyond good. It is beyond stellar . This film has so many excellent actors (and 'big name' actors) that it starts to get embarrassing. I reckon several smaller films probably failed to get funding because Scorsose stole all the male leads. I mean look at it: Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Alec Baldwin Martin Sh...