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Infernal Affairs
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MPAA RATING: R for violence
Starring Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Chapman To, Lam Ka Tung, Ng Ting Yip, and Wan Chi Keung
A tightly wound thriller which centers on two Hong Kong police officers - one a gang mole on the force and the other an undercover cop in the gang - who share the same objectives and who find their destinies intertwined in this high-octane police actioner. (Miramax)
| GENRE(S): | Action | Crime | Drama | Foreign | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Alan Mak
Felix Chong |
| DIRECTED BY: |
Andrew Lau
Alan Mak |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: December 7, 2004 Theatrical: September 24, 2004 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 101 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Hong Kong |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Cantonese (with English subtitles) |
Original title "Wu jian dao"
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The average user rating for this movie is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Terry gave it a10:
I liked this one better. People don't realize that the Departed is a remake of the Infernal Affairs trilogy. The Departed does take sources from IA 2 and 3. To say that this movie is a rough draft of Departed is downright insulting. WIthout this movie, there goes the Departed as well as Scorsese's career. This movie is much better. The characters are more interesting and this film has more soul than the American counterpart. A much better thriller overall.
Dan B. gave it a6:
It's like a rough draft for The Departed. I think if you've seen The Departed first, this movie won't seem so or as good. If you see this first, maybe it'll play better. They really took all this movie's good elements and sharpened them, played them up, in The Departed. Side note--they use so many English words! And who knew, they play bagpipes in HK. Fascinating.
Burns gave it a10:
Excellent! Pity it got a pathetic carbon copy.
Conga T. gave it a9:
A masterpiece of storyline, cinematography and characterization. A bit of overacting gives it not a perfect ten but nothing real is perfect in this life.
J Davis gave it a10:
The first half of the movie introduces the characters and builds a strong plot, while the second half of the movie is a rollercoaster fulls of twists and suprises.
Chad S. gave it a6:
When Hollywood gets its hands on "Infernal Affairs", one way to avoid slavish imitation, and possibly improve the story, is if they choose the other cop as its switcher of allegiances. "Infernal Affairs" doesn't quite get down-and-dirty enough. We're supposed to like both cops, and that's a problem. Subtitles automatically makes "Infernal Affairs" an art film, but really, it has mainstream intentions which prevents us from getting too acquainted with the interior lives of the conflicted. But as slick entertainment goes, "Infernal Affairs" is mostly winning and should be seen.
[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
One of the best movies i'd ever watched (and im very critical of movies). Its THAT good.
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