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The Departed

*****

He's done it again. Just when you think Martin was out, they pulled him back in-- and he delivers big time. A superior cast, though all three younger leads kind of look like another, but my small detraction aside it's just an awesome depiction of the roles and the thin, blurry lines between the cops, the bad guys, and the fence straddlers who dabble in both worlds. And that is the core element of the story. It's a story of a mole and a rat. It's also a story of pawns played by kings. It's a story of betrayal, corruption, and morality. The latter sits on the head of pin, between the yin and yang dividing two seemingly opposing forces. In short the movie is just brilliant. Highly recommended.