Nice effects though.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Best movie ever!

Blistering performances.

Greetings from Lithuania.Because "The Departed" (2006) is basically one of my favorite movies of 21st century, i kinda wanted to see one day "Infernal Affairs" (2002) - a movie based on which "The Departed" was made. Seen it only now for the first time i was kinda shocked - "The Departed" isn't just a movie based on this one - basically its a copy/paste movie. Sure directing was better and production values, even acting in a USA movie, but boy oh boy did i was surprised of great "Infernal Affairs" really is. As the one who saw "The Departed" like 4 or 5 times in my life, story wasn't anything new one, so to say. The ending was different, but i lived both endings.Overall, its impossible to speak about "Infernal Affairs" without mentioning its Hollywood's remake. Both movies are great in their own terms. Maybe in original movie they overplayed with some scenes which kinda looked a bit cheeze and not so "in your face" style like in Martin Scorsese movie, but overall you should definitely see "Infernal Affairs" even if you have seen it USA version. Its a great movie.

This is an enthralling and riveting crime movie that is thrilling from beginning to end. There is investigation and quite a bit of mobster talk but it's fast paced and for the most part gets to the point. I remember watching this for the first time in theaters and was blown away at how cool and clever the execution was. The plot revolves around a ballsy undercover gangster that is basically a mole within the triad gang. And a cunning and meticulous triad gang member that is a mole in the intelligence on the other side. And how they are trying to figure out each sides plans and sniff each other out before time runs out. It's actually a clever premise and executed quite well. I really enjoyed the cat and mouse premise in this, with each side trying to track down the mole on the other side while trying to out-think one another. It's not a action packed Hong Kong thriller but it's a thriller with a lot of clever elements. This is a engaging film from start to finish and it's a film that I want to watch again later down the line. It's basically a cult classic from China and for good reasons that I can highly recommend.9.3/10

It was a watchable movie. I am not a Chinese. So my review does not get swayed by any emotional attachment with Hong Kong cinema. I feel a lot of Hollywood movies from the same genre have done much better. In this movie, the setting is good, actors are excellent but the plot is too predictable. I lost the excitement in the midway. Nothing edge-of-the- seat about it! As there is little to be revealed, the climax is also quite obvious. However, the movie has an extended climax (if you agree) which is a little more effective. Buddha's message sits well with the intended message the director wishes to convey. You will be made to think for a while about what exactly may happen next at the very end of the movie. That's one good thing about the movie.

I cannot BELIEVE the amount of people who say "The Departed" is BETTER than the movie that inspired this sickening "remake" of the much superior "Infernal Affairs" !!!! "but...oh, it's been done by Hollywood, it won an Oscar, it has Jack Nicholson in it.." Blah Blah Blah, petty Bostonian has- beens, insipid cast, a bowel-movement of a movie. And yes, I have watched "The Departed" but not all the way through, I had to leave the cinema before the poor sap in front of me received my lunch. "Infernal Affairs" is everything Hollywood is not...pace, dialogue, action, actors, lighting, sound, ATMOSPHERE, SUSPENSE. It just proves, on a global scale, how arrogant and pathetic American movie studios have become. And oh how they love the collective stupidity of American movie-goers, and to a smaller extent, the rest of you.