Andy Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang
A cop goes undercover as a gangster while, simultaneously, a gangster infiltrates the police force, pretending to be a cop. These two sleeper agents live underground for a decade before a series of mi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004
Stats: 4,598 reviews
A film I've been meaning to see for so long and at last I have. It has to be the first film I've watched where I like both the original and the remake (The Departed) equally.
The storyline here is a truly original and clever idea, increasing in tempo as the polt unfolds.
An explosive crime-thriller. It's Heat meets Resivor dogs. Sets new standards for the cops and criminals genre. It's superb and magnificent. A tense, gritty and remarkable film in every way. Stylish, excellent, thrilling and unforgettable. Riveting, brilliant and absolutely sensa...( read more)
So direcrtor Wai-keung Lau gave Martin Scorsese an eight out of ten for his use of this movie in making The Departed . . . I think I'll have to call that "professional courtesy." And if he gave Scorsese an eight, then this one is deserving of about a 16 out of 10. It ce...( read more)
''I can't finish the novel, I don't know whether he's good or bad.''
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
Andy Lau: Inspector Lau Kin Ming
Tony L...( read more)
As much of a crisis as the HK industry might have entered in the late 90's, they still know when to pull out great stuff like this one. Hardly the most polished script you could find, but the always sharp direction, and a well rounded cast makes it impossible to lost interest in ...( read more)
1 to 3, great asian film. better than the american version (the departed)
very good, shame you have to read the bottom of the telly but worth a watch none the less.
Thu i loved The Departed, but this chinese movie, the one the departed was based on, is so much more amazing. the whole trilogy is awesome.
By now the story is famous, thanks in America to Martin Scorsese's adaptation, The Departed. The premise is so simple and so effective that it's amazing that they haven't been making movies like this for years. The story involves a brilliant mirror image in the crim...( read more)
Well its about time I got to watch this absolutely unbelievably superb drama. Andy Lau and Tony Leung, fantastic in their individual roles as the mob mole and undercover cop. Never did expect the funny man of Hong Kong cinema, Eric Tsang as the triad boss but he held his own. Don...( read more)
What makes it special is the inner turmoil caused by living a lie. If everyone you know and everything you do for 10 years indicates you are one kind of person, and you know you are another, how do yo... full review
A beautifully crafted, exciting story that keeps on surprising you to the very end. full review
One of the truest American gangster films of all time. full review
Ranks at the top of the list of the best action dramas to emerge from Hong Kong since the glory days of John Woo. full review
I was certainly happy to be trapped in the film's conceit, and the directors, Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, manage to convince us that we have witnessed an action movie, although in fact the quantity of vi... full review
This is a movie that gets its hooks into you early, and no chance is it letting go. full review
I noticed they refered to Infernal Affairs as a Japanese film as well. They didn't even mention the title.
I don't think they cared, which is the most egregious thing, as if the original film is an afterthought. It's not like they didn't have time to check either, The Departed was heavily favored to win.
So glad the cover art has been changed on this page now,.. woohoo
Also anyone else watching the Oscars this year notice after they annouced Departed as best adapted screenplay the voice over lady said that it was based on the JAPANESE film Infernal Affairs. Don't the academy have fact checkers?
man this movie was far better than the de[arted...though the best part was the swearin...n the soundtracks...though i dont know the names of em...if yall could help me out then tat would b awesome
I agree about the girl not belonging on the cover AT ALL!
I don't know where in the movie they saw something to even remotely suggest a miniskirt bimbo carrying a gun because I've seen the movie a few times and there's no trace of her. That cover makes the movie look cheap... thoroughly annoying!
That cover is the US release. I cannot stand it. There is barely a female character in the movie other the psychologist, let only one with a gun.
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