The Departed

The weakest thing in "The Departed" (2006) is that business of Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon sharing the same girlfriend (Vera Farmiga). Not only is the love triangle a cheap plot device, it gets in the way of the fact that Leo and Matt are the real romantic couple in the movie! So what if they only briefly meet - and with such a sanguinary outcome. They're the ones who set off sparks. And it's not necessarily a gay thing (though it's certainly homoerotic). They're more like Butch and Sundance or Rick and Capt. Renault. This could be the start of a beautiful screen friendship.

—MARK FEENEY