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Advantages: Leonardo DiCaprio
Disadvantages: Takes too long to get in to it

...ages to get in to the story line and ages to get going. I can see how others would love this film, it does have all the right ingredients. Jack Nicholson has lost his talent, which is a shame because he has had amazing roles in the past. Leo DiCaprio is the only part of this film that kept it from being the worst film I have ever seen! However, if you want a fantastic story line and you like crime films then this should be seen. ... Read review

Advantages: great movie,great characters, great acting
Disadvantages: A lot of twists,if you answer the door make sure to pause.

...facing a loaded gun what's the difference". Directed by Martin Scorsese THE DEPARTED is bursting with all the characteristics found in a typical gangster movie. The movie is set in New York and focuses on the Irish community in the police force and the Irish mob. It combines a stunning cast, cool script full of bad language and gangster movie quotes, and a deep and twisted plot which gradually unfolds through seasons of violence. Jack Nicholson, ...
...Ray Winstone are some of the names that make up the top class cast in this movie and the kirisma and quality acting between them really sets the mood and brings this film to life. William Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a trainee cop that goes undercover in a criminal gang, and Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is a crocket cop that is a spy working for the Irish crime boss Sullivan (Jack Nickleson). As the story unfolds suspicion grows by the police ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent ,unpredicatable, original, exciting
Disadvantages: Some dodgy accents, alot of swearing

After watching the Oscars the other night I stumbled across a film called The Departed. I had seen this film in the video store a few times but never really thought that much of it as I hadn't heard a great deal about it, plus I never really liked Leonardo DiCaprio. Then when it won the Oscar for best motion picture I thought maybe it was worth toddling off down the video store and buying it. So off I went paying £12.99 for this DVD. A Japanese director ...
...affairs. Then the screenplay was credited to William Monohan. The Excellent Oscar Winning Martin Scorsese, who has directed many brilliant films, such as Gangs of New York and The Aviator, directs the film. The film is about crime lords in Boston, at the beginning of the film you meet Colin Sullivan played by Matt Damon, as a young child were he meets Frank Costello, played by Jack Nicholson. The small child that plays Colin looks more like Mark ... Read review

Advantages: Well directed and acted,gripping,plot twists
Disadvantages: they havent made series 2 yet!

...The strange case of Dr Jekyll an Mr Hyde. I am so glad i did, it was worth every penny ( not much at a fiver though!) and every second. Tom Jackman (Nesbitt) plays a loving husband and father who at any given moment can turn into a psychotic enraged madman who simply calls himself "Hyde". As Hyde's visits become more frequent, Jackman must seclude himself and keep Hyde under observation with the help of Katherine Reimer (played by Michelle Ryan). ...
...but he turns out to be more sinister and more terrifying than she could ever have imagined. She must keep the lights and cameras on at all times as Hyde will not attack her when "Daddy" can see. As a result of this experiment, Jackmans Family life suffers and his wife Claire hires private detective played by Meera Syal to see whats going on. His work as a research scientist suffers too and his "best friend" Peter Syme can't help. I don't want ... Read review

Advantages: although an 18 certificate, not too spooky for us wimps
Disadvantages: none

I recently joined an online DVD club and Mr Brooks was the first film to be sent to me, as I work nights and am a bit of a wimp I decided to watch this film during the day in Bed, the result was I didn't get much sleep, not because it was overly spooky and I was scared to sleep but because it was a truelly gripping film and I did not want to miss a second of it. Mr Brooks Is definatly one of the best films I have had the pleasure of watching this ... Read review