My son, 21 years old, loves to watch good movies or series as much as I do.
Often, he'll recommend a series to me when he knows I'm "in between" shows but more often lately, it's been movies that he's been sharing with me.
He is the same son that kept encouraging me to watch MOLLY'S GAME and was so excited to hear that, not only had i watched it, but I freaking loved it. (BTW if you haven't watched that movie yet, I STRONGLY encourage you to do so).
During one of his most recent visits with me, he could not wait to tell me about two movies he had recently watched that he felt I would absolutely love.
"Have you found a new show yet Mom?" he asked me. I think he already knew I hadn't.
I told him no but I had been trying various ones, attempting to find one.
"Mom, if you haven't already seen them, you HAVE to watch The Prestige and The Departed!"
He went on to tell me that he knew THE DEPARTED was kind of old and that I had probably already watched it.
I told him that I thought I might have but I really couldn't recall.
Well, let me tell you, if I had watched THE DEPARTED before, I definitely would have remembered.
My son could not remember what streaming service he and his roommate watched either of these movies on, but I found myself rather frustrated when I was unable to find either of them for free. I wondered if THE DEPARTED was, perhaps newer than I recalled so I used my favorite app for all things tv, movie or actor related, IMDB, and discovered that THE DEPARTED came out in 2006. Yep, this movie, that was not free anywhere, was 19 years old!! That meant, my son, who thought this might be one of his most favorite movies of all time, was merely 2 years old when it first came out! I found myself frustrated with the thought of having to pay for a movie that was nearly 20 years old and decided I was either just going to wait awhile, as it was bound to be free eventually, or, I'd go to our local library and see if I could check it out there.
I explained this to my son who then told me he'd Venmo me the $5 to rent it because it was THAT good and he really wanted me to watch it. I told him he didn't need to do that and I promised him I'd check it out.
Sleepy is not my friend, so Friday night, er Saturday morning, I decided to dive into the movie.
I knew that LEONARDO DICAPRIO starred in the flick, my son is a huge fan of his and had declared this to be one of his best roles ever.what I didn't know was how phenomenal the rest of the cast was! Talk about an all-star cast, this movie had it!
JACK NICHOLSON is one of my absolute favorite actors. In fact, im not sure if I could tell you a role he's played that I haven't liked! The movie opens with a scene he stars in. Nicholson plays the part of COSTELLO, the head of an Irish Gang in South Boston. You see him speaking with a young boy named Colin who Costello "takes under his wing" and Colin refers to him as his uncle.
Fast forward, you see Colin, played by MATT DAMON, working undercover for the South Boston PD. He is working for the Irish Gang, still run by Costello.
In addition, during this time, Dicaprio's character. Billy, who is very new to the SB PD, receives an assignment to go under cover as part of the Irish Gang.
There are a few subplots occurring throughout the movie, but much of it is Colin trying to discover who the "rat" is that has infiltrated the gang. Meanwhile, Billy is trying to determine who the rat is within the SB PD.
This movie is flooded with amazing talent. Among those stars are MARK WAHLBERG, MARTIN SHEEN, VERA FARMIGA, and ALEC BALDWIN.
There was not one minute that I spent bored or waiting for something to happen.
This movie is 💯 % a MUST SEE!!
And if you have to rent it, as I did, it is worth 10× the $ 3.99!
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