90 Years, 9 Days: ‘The Departed’ (2006)
In the grand scheme of Martin Scorsese’s career, “The Departed” occupies a strange place in the director’s filmography. It’s the one he won for, definitely not his best — and if you ask some people — far from his best. The director’s remake of the Hong Kong crime thriller “Infernal Affairs,” despite winning Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, and Director at the 2007 Academy Awards, has failed, in many ways, to earn respect on its own merits.
One of the more ironic achievements of “The Departed” actually occurred in the year’s following its release. The success of the Boston-set…
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