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Watched The Departed again liked it more than when I saw it in the theater. **Spoilers

I think three things helped...

Not being so disappointed that LD got killed (it's still disappointing 'cause it's just human nature - or most humans' nature - to want the good guy to win... but not as disappointing).

Not seeing it in Times Square with a crowd laughing at and talking back to Jack Nicholson's hammines and, along those lines, not watching a 20' tall hammy JN. At TV size he didn't come across as SOOOO over the top. In fact I was actually able to appreciate his performance.

I also liked Matt Damon better this time around... he didn't do much for me the first time and I was even more riveted by LD's performance (he blew away everyone else in that film and, I believe was only rivaled by Forrest Whitaker's Amin).

There was a plot weakness I didn't notice - or just didn't think about - the first time around. If the identity's of all these undercover guys was so closely held by all the principle's then how did the cop that shot LD know that MD was JN's inside man?

That aside, while I still think the acclaim is a little overblown, it was a much better movie - to me - than when I originally saw it and one of the very rare times a I enjoyed a movie more at home than in the theater. It's possible I didn't like it so much the first time because it was so frustrating that MD's character was the one that kept having things work out in his favor. Killing him just didn't seem like enough.

Don't piss on my shoe and tell me it's raining.


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Topic - Watched The Departed again liked it more than when I saw it in the theater. **Spoilers - sjb 19:28:54 04/11/07 (15)

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