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"Not psychologically graphic enough," says Scorsese, "Martin Sheen needs to fall off the building with UMPH!"

"But Mr. Scorsese, that blood and guts splatter was perfectly propelled onto Leonardo's shirt!"

"THAT'S IT! WE NEED MORE GUTS!!!"

Martin Scorsese's portrayal of the Irish mob in present day Massachusetts is so violent, yet so well choreographed. Only Scorsese can turn realistic, everyday murder into art.


***SPOILER WARNING***
This cast included some of Hollywood's finest. This complicated good cop-bad cop story stars Leonardo DeCaprio and Matt Damon. Jack Nicholson is the big Bad and Martin Sheen is the big Good. Mark Walberg is a cop who's character adds vigilante color. These are the main players, but what makes this film so interesting is that you don't know who's on who's side until the end... or maybe you know in the beginning?

Classic is the scene where Sullivan calls Costigan on the good-cop police phone, but both don't even dare say hello. The bearer of the good-cop phone just died, so Costigan knows something is fishy. He doesn't want to blow his cover. Sullivan doesn't say anything because he could give up the fact that hes the PD's leak. Meanwhile, I'm screaming "OH MY GOD!" because I can't take the oh-so-perfect suspense; silence hanging in the air.

Its stuff like this that makes the film, and the ending is mind-blowing...literally, and a HUGE commentary on where justice resides. I don't think that is deserved the Oscar for Best Picture, but it is definitely worth watching when you're looking for a pee-in-your pants antsy kind of movie.