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Infernal Affairs ( Mou gaan dou ) (2004) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
1305 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.90/4 |
# of Ratings: |
51 |
Genres: |
Crime, Drama |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
Cantonese |
Theater Date: | 09/24/2004 |
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Director: |
Wai-keung Lau |
Actors: |
Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Eric Tsang
Andy Lau
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Edison Chen
Kelly Chen |
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Plot Outline:
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A mole is suspected to be the cause of a group of police officers not being able to catch a crime lord.
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donkeyknight 05/01/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2/4 |
I don't get the love for Departed. This is better, and was the original idea. Takes no prisoners-you've got to think quick to keep up with this. Unflinchingly written and well acted, though a few weak areas (i.e. soap opera music). And now some hyperbolic fun: Worst. DVD cover. Ever. |
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mitchellyoung 04/14/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
Way better than the Departed (which was based on it.) This film oozes kinetic storytelling and is both visually arresting and emotionally moving. One of the best of Asian cinema of the past decade. |
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goodfellamike 10/30/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
A skillfully directed and staged gangster film lacking only character development; this was later remade as the much more detailed and masterful The Departed in 2006. Final Grade: B |
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Alex 06/08/2008 (0 of 3 found this helpful) |
Rating of
1.5/4 |
Much like Abre Los Ojos and Vanilla Sky, the American version is better. I was not used to the style, but I found it be rather boring. It is still unfortunate that it was remade in America as don't like remakes. Only see it to compare. |
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07/02/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Infernal Affairs" by Yojimbo |
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Two cops face off against each other in a race against time to discover their respective identities; one honest, working within a drug runner's gang and the other corrupt, working for the criminals. The inspiration for The Departed, this is one of the seminal Asian crime dramas of the last few years. Well, ever, in fact. My main problem with it is that I REALLY wish I'd seen it first. The difference between this and The Departed highlights the difference between HK and US movie-making in general; The Departed was full of colourful language, brutal violence and macho posturing, while this is a far more understated affair. Unfortunately this means it is far more reliant on the twists and turns of the very cleverly written plot, and so anyone who has seen The Departed already will know what'... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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05/04/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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An affair to savour |
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Asian film have gradually been slipping into mainstream distribution channels, as people begin to realise that reading sub-titles isn't so bad after all, especially if it means being able to see something different instead of the usual mulitiplex franchises. But American studios are not going lose revenue to a bunch of guys who don't speak English, so what do they do, they remake films like Infernal Affairs, thus killing two birds with one stone: helping to nullify the Asian threat on one hand, and get cheap 'new' material of proven worth on the other.
Nothing if not original, it's the Chinese who are first to see the dramatic potential of mobile phones. In this Wai-Keung Lau film, both cops and robbers have a mole in their midst, but has one or both turned like the proverbial worm? T... |
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4/4 |
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