This August, a Leonardo DiCaprio film acclaimed as ‘damn near perfect’ is slated to be added to Netflix’s collection.
The streaming giant periodically updates its digital library.
While some beloved titles will depart, new selections will take their place.
This rotation keeps the content offerings fresh and perhaps gives viewers a reason to take a break from their usual binge, like The Office, for a short while.
If you’re a fan of Martin Scorsese, you’ll be thrilled with this new arrival.
The film is not only celebrated for its star-studded cast but also for its incredible plot twists.
The story takes us to early 2000s Boston, where the Massachusetts State Police are engaged in a relentless battle against organized crime.
Central to the plot is Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), a merciless Irish-American mob leader who is training a youth, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), to infiltrate the police.
Simultaneously, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), a conflicted yet gifted police academy graduate, is chosen to go undercover within Costello’s operation due to his family’s criminal ties.
The narrative unfolds into a suspenseful race to see who will be exposed first.
The film in question is The Departed, a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs.
The Departed boasts an impressive 94 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on over 250,000 reviews.
Critics have given it a close score of 91 percent.
“Featuring outstanding work from an excellent cast, The Departed is a thoroughly engrossing gangster drama with the gritty authenticity and soupy morality we come to expect from Martin Scorsese,” the critics’ consensus states.
Viewers echoed this sentiment, with one claiming: “My favorite movie of all time! The GOAT of cinema in my opinion.”
Another person commented, “Damn near perfect movie,” while a third added: “Absolutely shocking and the best acted movie I’ve ever seen.”
This film earned Scorsese his first and only Oscar, despite discussions about turning The Departed into a franchise. The director was firmly opposed to such an idea, as he shared with GQ in 2023.
Without giving away the entire plot, let’s just say substantial changes would have been necessary for a sequel, altering the film’s core essence.
In this case, less truly is more.
The Departed will be available on Netflix US starting August 1.