Wahlberg as Dignam from The Departed's ending with his character Danny Wallace in The Corrupter.
A forgotten Mark Wahlberg cop movie from the 1990s feels like an origin story for his character in The Departed. While Mark Wahlberg action movies might be ten a penny now, back when he was making the transition from rapper to actor, he was more eclectic in his choices. He followed Boogie Nights with projects like Three Kings while mixing in bigger budget fare like The Perfect Storm.
However, The Corruptor's big twist is that Danny is actually Internal Affairs, and despite his growing friendship with Chen and being seduced by his lifestyle, he eventually has to take his partner down. Wallace's journey in The Corruptor mirrors DiCaprio's Costigan in The Departed in several ways.
The Corruptor's Danny Wallace Is VERY Different From The Departed's Dignam It's hard to see Wallace morphing into his Departed counterpart Wahlberg's Dignam doesn't have much screentime in The Departed, though the star certainly makes the most of his appearances.
That's not likely to happen, since The Corruptor failed to recoup its $25 million budget . The film is by and large forgotten now, though it marks part of Wahlberg's evolution into a movie star. He has the presence and charisma, but the performance isn't quite consistent, where he seems torn between wanting to make Wallace more three-dimensional whilst also being a gun-toting badass.
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