This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown round #2”. Read more about that here.
Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs)
This is a solid Hong Konk police vs. crime boss action movie, but I think the only reason it has reached such acclaim and praise (it's on the IMDB top 250!!) is due to it's being remade into The Departed (which I still haven't seen).
I'm not surprised that it was remade though. I kept thinking about all of the actors that I knew were in The Departed while watching this movie and thinking that it's probably something really amazing. Well I should probably stop talking about a movie I haven't seen.
I'm not sure why I'm nitpicking this movie that actually has some quite good acting, but I was rather confused at first by the fact that multiple actors play the main characters. Both of the moles are portrayed by "younger" actors as younger versions of themselves. The actors playing them are only slightly younger, and it just makes for big confusion.
Anyways, does anyone know if any of the sequels are worthwhile?
Rating: 8/10