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Infernal Affairs
Miramax Films
FILM:
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
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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
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| RUNNING TIME: |
101 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Hong Kong |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
Cantonese (with English subtitles) |
Original title "Wu jian dao"

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson
Unfolds as a masterful chess match of wit and ingenuity, a cat-and-mouse chase of the highest order.

91
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Dazzling psychological cat-and-mouse drama.

88
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Throbs with action, suspense and a seductive rhythm all its own.

88
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The plot is intricate and tight. The preamble is a bit challenging to sort out. But the movie's engine is the relationships and the characters' inner lives, all of it boiling with emotional intensity.

88
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt
It's hard to breathe in Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs, a relentlessly taut Hong Kong cop thriller that, unlike many of its cinematic peers, doesn't burn off tension in choreographed action sequences.

80
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
One of the truest American gangster films of all time.

80
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
A runaway hit in Hong Kong, this 2002 crime thriller reinvigorated the genre with its airtight script, taut editing, and sleek cinematography.

80
Variety
Derek Elley
Pic is superbly honed at both script and performance levels, with character taking precedence over action.

80
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
Spins in place with aplomb, generating exponentially more vertiginous doublings with each sweaty-palmed set piece.

80
The Hollywood Reporter
Andrew Sun
Driven by two great performances surrounded by solid supporting acts, Infernal Affairs is the rare testosterone movie that is also mature and thoughtful.

75
Premiere
Glenn Kenny
This is a real grabber.

75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The movie pays off in a kind of emotional complexity rarely seen in crime movies.

75
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Overflows with psychological intrigue, something often missing from such offerings.

75
USA Today
Mike Clark
Viewers who like clean storytelling may not be happy. Those who savor ironic wrap-ups will be.

75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
Here is a psychological twister with an implausible and hard-to-follow plot. All of this is more than compensated for by terrific performances, a seductive colour palette that is greenish and glassy, and a minimalist style reminiscent of Michael Mann.

70
Newsweek
David Ansen
Expect to be confused for 10 minutes. Then sit back and enjoy the ride.

70
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
The sophistication of the stylized minimalism here in Infernal Affairs is dazzling.

60
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
It should come as no surprise that there's an American remake in the works, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon and directed by Martin Scorsese.

40
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
The directors, Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, manage to convince us that we have witnessed an action movie, although in fact the quantity of violence is so minimal that, under Hong Kong law, Infernal Affairs barely qualifies as a motion picture.


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