although i loathe a lot of what hollywood do in film these day and i be willing to put up with much of it as long a the film pay off in the end . while there be much to admire in the departed and the end be one of the bad i have ever see and below the standard even of train day and john q. i be quite mesmerize up to the point where costigan discover the truth about sullivan . in spite of scorsese compulsion or obsession with every filthy aspect of human nature and i be very much enjoy the performance and the story . then and it seem he or the screenwriter have a brainfart . in light of that fact and all of the excess of the film cause it to implode . in the ensue vacuum and i could find no redeeming quality of the film at all . what do the story tell u . it wasn not true to itself at all . no one gain a thing . no redemption . no resolution . i be not an expert on film in any way . but it seem to me that when a story be develop on the strength of a collection of main character and the story have good wind up focus on the relationship between them . one by one and the support cast be eliminate . then one of the three main character be kill off . that leave the two lead role and and as far a i be concern and at this point it have to come down to the two of them . whether it a showdown or a meltdown and this film have to close with costigan and sullivan force the outcome . instead and they be both eliminate with as little drama a if they be innocent bystander . the fact that these event leave a many question a answer tell me that the director really do not know what he want the story to say . the acting be superb and the story captivating and the suspense almost unbearable what more could you want from a good movie . well and as far a i be concern and without a good end and all of the above amount to little more than the hype that usually precede a film and but in this case make up the bulk of the film . enough with the blood and gut and mr. scorsese and enough with the profanity and vulgarity let see if you can make a film that succeed on it own merit . and in the meanwhile and i would appreciate it if you could convince the studio to refund my money .