Saturday, October 21, 2006
` Saturday, October 21, 2006
The Departed
The Hollywood adaptation of the original Hong Kong box office hit was surprisingly one of the best movies I've watched to date. The pacing started off a wee bit slow, showcasing the development of the 2 protagonists' lives, each entwined with a different side of the law. It subsequently evolved into an adequately suspenseful, albeit at times violent thriller. I must admit that for the first time, I was actually highly impressed by Leonardo DiCaprio's acting capabilities. Come to think about it, his character in Catch Me If You Can was equally memorable.
Although of course, Tony Leung will always be my all-time numero uno favourite long-suffering emo-mole on-screen. Nothing beats watching a man emote smouldering vulnerability/'passion/anger simply with his eyes. Drool.