Tim Almond

I’m a bit of a fan of Scorsese, but I’ve still got a few to watch. Tonight I watched a couple from two different eras. I won’t say too much, because I don’t want to reveal any plot points.
First up was After Hours starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette. It’s quite a surreal movie set in New York about an office worker going on something of a nighttime odyssey and trying to get home. It’s very 80s, and none the worse for that,  but I couldn’t get into it, although it did make me laugh a little.

The second film is The Departed starring Jack Nicholson, Leonardo di Caprio and Matt Damon. I understand this is a remake of Infernal Affairs, a Hong Kong movie. It’s basically 2 guys undercover, working for different sides. In many ways, it’s a very fresh movie for Scorsese, because he rarely covers cops and robbers in such a confrontational sense, opting to study characters instead. It’s really terrific edge-of-your-seat stuff and I thoroughly recommend it.

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