5) The Departed
That’s right, an Oscar winner for Best Picture is on my list of worst movies of the decade. This one is mostly a case of being enormously over hyped. A Martin Scorsese film with a cast that includes DiCaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Wahlberg, Sheen and Baldwin should never be this bad. A horrible script of uninteresting characters and a cliché mix of good cop undercover with the mob and a bad cop playing traitor to his department make for a waste of film. Worst of all is Jack Nicholson’s mob boss, a character so over the top that he becomes annoying whenever he’s on screen. The plot is full of twists and turns but is always predictable, with the only surprise coming in a manner designed to elicit the loudest screams from the audience. And then ending, so obvious and insulting, is totally pointless. It’s such a shame that such talent was wasted, and even more of a shame that most people don’t even realize it’s a waste. Continue reading →