I don't see what you saw in The Departed though, it seemed very basic and easy to figure out what was going to happen.
I didn't see the big "thing" with it after the first viewing (plus I had already seen Infernal Affairs so I knew what the movie was about and how it ended). However, after a second viewing and a possible third shortly (I'm in the mood to watch it, ESPECIALLY if Marty wins tonight), it's grown on me. And yes, movie types does play into it too I think
