8.5 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
In South Boston, the state police wants to end the reign of powerful mob boss Frank Costello. A young rookie, Billy Costigan, is assigned to infiltrate Costello's mob. Another young cop, Colin Sullivan, is among a handful of elite officers whose mission is to bring Costello down. But Colin is working for Costello, keeping the crime boss one step ahead of the police. Each man becomes consumed by his double life, but when it becomes clear to both the mob and the cops that they have moles in their midst, Billy and Colin must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin SheenCrime | 100% |
Thriller | 81% |
Drama | 63% |
Mystery | 27% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 0.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Released alongside the standard UHD edition next week, Warner Bros. also offers Martin Scorsese's 2006 crime drama The Departed as a 4K Steelbook variant. Featuring the same new 2160p/HDR transfer and a small collection of extras (including a new retrospective featurette with the director), this is a solid catalog upgrade for a film that helped launch the Blu-ray format in its very first year. The only differences here are packaging and about five extra bucks.
For my thoughts on the film's new 2160p/HDR10 transfer, see my review of WB's standard UHD edition.
While The Departed's new master may wring slightly more sonic juice from its source elements, the UHD's DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix feels overwhelmingly similar in tone and intensity to the older Blu-ray's lossless PCM 5.1 counterpart. A full Dolby Atmos remix might have been fun to hear too... but given the studio's questionable track record for catalog releases, I'm more than happy with the original. (And no unnecessary Dolby Digital 5.1 track this time!)
Optional English and Spanish dubs and subtitles are also offered. Sorry, 22.8% of Canada -- no French this time.
This one-disc release ships in a matte-finish Steelbook with much darker cover design elements than than wide-release UHD, though both share a similar style and unceremoniously exclude Marky Mark. The back cover depicts a few rats as seen in the film's infamous final frames, and the interior splash image features all four main players as seen on the new menu interface (screenshot #10). It's a decent-looking Steelbook, but more creativity would've been nice.
On-disc bonus features are identical to the standard UHD edition.
It may or not be a great film, but Martin Scorsese's The Departed is at least a very good film with plenty of character-driven intrigue, all-in performances by a stacked cast, and many of the famed director's (and his editor's) most familiar touches. I like it well enough while still not putting The Departed on the top shelf alongside his best-remembered films, but it's certainly nice to finally have on UHD. Warner Bros.' 4K edition offers a solid amount of support including a fine new transfer and decent extras, and this Steelbook variant will certainly tempt packaging collectors too.
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