A Martin Scorcese masterpiece starring Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jack Nicholson. In Burr's review, he says Dorchester-born screenwriter William Monahan's "dialogue is filthy and funny, bristling with tabloid poetry: 'Your family's dug into the Southie projects like ticks.''' The accents mostly work, although Martin Sheen does the Kennedy thing. Of Nicholson's Whitey Bulger-like gangster, Burr writes: "He's a joyfully vulgar psycho, a creature of pure id.'' A plus on the soundtrack: the Dropkick Murphy's "I'm Shipping Up To Boston,'' a shot of adrenaline as striking here as when it plays as Jonathan Papelbon jogs in from the bullpen at Fenway.

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Pictured, Matt Damon (left) as Colin and Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan.