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'Reel Opinions' from Brian the Movie Guy 'THE DEPARTED' A+…that's correct, A+! Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg Directed by: Martin Scorsese Story: Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) is an undercover cop in South Boston assigned to infiltrate a mob syndicate run by a boss named Costello (Nicholson).  Meanwhile, a young criminal, Colin Sullivan (Damon), has embedded himself in the police department's Special Investigation Unit.  Both their lives become endangered when the two organizations realize they have moles within their ranks. Rated: R My thoughts: Look at the 'Starring' section above.  Look at the 'Directed by' section below it.  Now, look at the title of the movie again - GO SEE IT!  Bloody, intricate, completely un-PC and tons of fun!  Best movie of the year so far - and one of the best in the last 2-3 years. 'EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH' C+ Starring: Jessica Simpson, Dane Cook and Dax Shepard Story: A couple of employees at a Costco-like super-store (Shepard and Cook) compete for the affections of a new co-worker (Simpson) by trying to win the Employee of the Month award. Rated: PG-13 My thoughts: You may be compelled to write me hate mail at this point but, believe it or not, this new Jessica Simpson movie ain't THAT bad.  There is, however, one thing you might expect - Jessica Simpson still couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag. 'TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE-THE BEGINNING' did not see Starring: Who cares... Story: Not interested... Rated: Hmmm, let me guess... My thoughts: Did not see, because even a FREE screening is too high a price to pay for horror movie, retread, schlock like this... When in Seattle, listen to my reviews on STAR 101.5, Fridays at 6:50am & 8:50am or WATCH me on 'Northwest Afternoon', KOMO TV 4, Fridays from 3pm to 4pm...