I thought Nicholson was sub-par bordering on bad in it especially when compared to Nicholson's older work. Pretty much everyone else was excellent, though.
I would argue that you could say the same for Matt Damon and certainly Leo. Those guys have played a ton of memorable parts. Nicholson has played more but its the same thing that most of the leads in that movie had to overcome. Whats odd about Nicholson's character is that I remember not liking him the first time I saw the Departed but the next couple of times I saw it he didn't bother me at all and didn't seem out of place at all. Its mostly about expectations, I guess. I expect a lot out of Nicholson...probably too much. He does have some good scenes in the Departed.
