When my brother Drew asked if I could write movie reviews for FIB Music, I was thrilled!! I just love movies. My fave thing to do at the end of the day is make a cup of herbal tea and pop in a DVD. I have NETFLIX…, which has dramatically changed my life. I honestly don't know how I lived before they existed. I never need to leave the house again…well, except to get food. So, I thought for my maiden review I would write about my favorite movie of 2006. Apparently it was a big hit with the rest of the world. It won the Academy Awards for Best Pic and Best Director and I think Best Supporting Actor. I missed the Academy Awards this year. I had a date and well, we weren't watching any TV if you know what I mean. Okay, so back to the review. My date's name btw was Trevor and he is a writer, too not of movie reviews but he writes about sheep. Anyway, I am getting a little sidetracked. So, a lot of awards, a lot of men!!! And a lot of blood, can you guess the film??

THE DEPARTED

Rated R
2006
Length: 151 minutes

Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: All the sexiest men in Hollywood except Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Jake Gyllenhaal, Denzel and Daniel Craig.

Genre: Drama, Crime Drama

So, what do you get when you put Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, and Alec Baldwin in a movie directed by Martin Scorsese?? A fab, delicious, bloody, thrilling macho extravaganza!! I loved every minute of it. I loved it a second time. And I have to say that in all of 2006 it was the only movie I found worthy of watching twice. Frankly, that is kind of sad. What has happened to these great film directors? These great actors? These great scripts? I am getting sidetracked again. Back to the film. I called my brother Drew when I saw this film and told him how much I loved it. I love the part where Martin Sheen, well, I won't go into to it, but it was brill.

Let's talk for a min 'bout Jack Nicholson. I love him. I really do. I would do anything for him. He is one of, if not THE greatest actor(s) of our time. Did you catch his hair in this? I could watch him for an eternity. I spoke to guy who said a friend of his was an extra in this movie and that Jack was really nice to everyone. Jack Nicholson I ADORE YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER!!!

Well, that's all the time we have. If you have not seen this film do. And if you have, watch it again!!

Ciao,

Mitzi J. Johnson