to Hollywood fare.
No fancy camerawork, overbearing music, baths of blood, outrageous speechifying before killing, just a good "B" grade movie which eschews just about all of the detective genre's clichés. Andy Lau (who also directs) and Tony Leung are excellent as dual undercover--- one in the police, the other in the mob--- enemies engaging in a clever cat-and-mouse.
You'll especially enjoy the portrayal of the chief detective who almost steals the show from his talented associates.
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Topic - "Infernal Affairs:" almost an anti-movie when compared - tinear 14:08:32 02/15/06 (8)
- Soon to be a US remake.(nt) - Jack G 05:41:48 02/16/06 (4)
- Re: Soon to be a US remake.(nt) - PhilNYC 08:36:10 02/16/06 (3)
- No Way! nt) - EdM 09:04:41 02/16/06 (2)
- What do you think they will replace it with? - PhilNYC 13:26:30 02/16/06 (1)
- Nothing- the scene won't exist...or may be iPods (!) nt - EdM 08:59:50 02/17/06 (0)
- not to mention Internal Affairs II and III - Jon L 17:59:46 02/15/06 (0)
- I loved it. One of the better HK films... - EdM 14:59:06 02/15/06 (0)
- Not to mention... - PhilNYC 14:39:11 02/15/06 (0)