Infernal Affairs

A very suspenseful thriller that ends up feeling a little rushed, but the story is a hell of a yarn. The only problem is that Scorsese decided to remake it with a bigger budget and a longer run time, not to mention he's one of the best directors alive. Even so, this is still a great movie.

Almost impossible to know what the hell is going on in the beginning. They keep showing younger versions of the 2 leads without ever establishing who they are which just makes it very confusing. The Departed is a much stronger film in every way possible. Better acting, directing and writing. I mean the Boss in this one was a fat midget, in The Departed at least Nicholson was menacing and cool. Chiu Wai was great though. But I do thank this movie for giving me a Scorsese gem.

better than departed in the way that a NES is better than a N64

For me it didn't live up to its hype. I found the narrative structure unnecessarily confusing, mostly because of very fast pacing. Story, however is interesting and original. Both Hollywood and Bollywood made their own versions of this film, so that's something. Besides pacing and structure that I didn't exactly loved, technical side of this film is very good. Most of the best Hong Kong movie industry individuals were involved in the making of this film, and that shows.

Although I still feel the american remake was a stronger film, I wanna eulogize this one for its strong character interaction, its originality, script and great performances. The fast pace of the film does make it quite confusing at some points. Nonetheless, Infernal Affairs grabs you, gets its hooks into you and never lets go.