OP here. Just finished this and it was quite a good flick!
I thought I read it was based on the Boston guy Whitey Bolger, who was also suspected of having some connection to the FBI.
PenguinSix - you know random and interesting stuff - had you heard the same about Whitey?

The elevator dialogue between Matt Damon and his counterpart resulted in an enduring crush on him. It is embarrasing how many times I have watched "I'm fucking Matt Damon" on youtube.

Hands down, this is one of my favorite movies. (And I tend to like subtitled indie films that my husband hates.)

Best line ever. . ."I am Irish Catholic. I can deal with shit being wrong for the rest of my life."

Anonymous wrote:Um, I can't remember exactly. One of them is undercover as a cop for the mob (although not directly, lost his father and the mobster keeps trying to take him under his wing) and the other is a cop going undercover with the dealers. I think you see one of them graduating from the academy?

Both of them, if I remember correctly. But Damon is doing it for the mob, and Leo is asked to go undercover shortly after graduating.

Um, I can't remember exactly. One of them is undercover as a cop for the mob (although not directly, lost his father and the mobster keeps trying to take him under his wing) and the other is a cop going undercover with the dealers. I think you see one of them graduating from the academy?

I HATED the ending.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/plotsummary
Great movie.

Set record on my DVD too late and I want to watch the TV version.
I think I started with Alec Baldwin and Martin Sheen talking to Leo Sicaprio about wanting /nor wanting towe be a cop.
Please tell me what u missed!