Big Screen: The Departed.

Wow. WOW. Sooooo good. Super intense. Super violent, yet lots of comic relief; funny moments that had the whole theater laughing even during the most violent scenes. Also hilarious was Markie Mark’s hair. His acting was great, his hair was hilarious.
In general: well-acted, well-written, well-directed.

My one caveat was ONE of the many twists at the end was just too “out of the blue”; the audience was completely in the dark and that felt a bit “unfair” or not a legitimate twist. But it was one tiny moment and was made up for by the next one.

I think Leo’s often a good actor but I’ve never been on the oh-he’s-so-cute bandwagon. That said, there are two scenes in this movie during which he was just so very, very attractive. During one of them (NOT the sex one), I found I was holding my breath…

So.SO.Good. GO!