In some aspects I liked this one better than the first part. It doesn't rush itself. There are plenty of time for character development. Of course story isn't as impressive, and the way how it tried to be Godfather 2 bothered me quite a bit, however this film shouldn't be overlooked, especially by those who liked the first one.

This prequel adds to the first infernal affairs by fleshing out the motivations of the characters a bit more. There's enough substance that it doesn't feel like a blatant cash-in on the first. The plot can be murky at times and the characters can get confusing because Edison Chen and Shawn Yue look identical in some scenes. Overall it's a beautifully shot film especially the Hong Kong '97 handover scenes. The Wai Keung Lau/Siu Fai Mak directing duo is like the Hong Kong version of Michael Mann.

Cons: Every once in awhile, something feels like it's just trying too hard to reference the first film. (I don't know if I can hear that song again. You know, THAT song.) Also, in a couple scenes, the stakes aren't as high as they should be since, being a prequel, we know what happens (or doesn't) to a few of the characters. That being said... Pros: Everything else. Seriously. Directing, acting, fleshing out characters, plot & character twists, cinematography (to a lesser extent), and more.

Hard to understand who is who and what is what. Poor character development. Unclear character motivation. Also smelled a lot of Godfather in this.

Solid sequel with excellent moments but it's awfully convoluted and sprawling. I never really got into any of the characters so the twists were the main thing keeping me going.

This movie is a prequel to the first part Infernal Affairs. This movie develops the motives for the characters in the first part. The film is made well and there are a few twists but predictable. A good entertainer.

Same problem with this that I had with the first film: it's all style, with very little in the way of substance. The cinematography is great, and the music is used to good effect, but the plot is so confusing I found it virtually impossible to follow what was going on. I may as well have turned the subtitles off and made up my own story for the first half. It does start to come together towards the end, but by that time I had stopped caring.

Improves vastly on the first. Like the first, it's a bit hard to follow at first, but like the first it just gets better and better. Great stuff.

a pointless prequel that was probably made just to make money off infernal affairs which was a great movie

so good. Just can't get enough

Great