Infernal Affairs 2-disc

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In this gangster thriller the cops and the Triads have something in common: each has a mole in their midst. Ming (Andrew Lau) and Yan (Tony Leung) have been leading parallel lives: Ming is a Triad mole who has infiltrated the police department, and Yan is an undercover cop who has, over the years, risen to a position of authority in the Triad gang. Both are dissatisfied with their position, wishing they could put their false lives behind them. Then one night the two men's paths finally cross during a police raid. Both the police and the Triads realise they have informers amongst them, and the race begins for Ming and Yan to get out alive.

• Actors ? : ? Andrew Lau, Anthony Wong, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang, Chapman To

• Director ? : ? Andrew Lau, Alan Mak

Infernal Affairs revitalised the ailing crime thriller in Hong Kong, and the American remake looks to do the same for the American crime thriller. This is down to, not set-pieces, gratuitous sex or violence, or ridiculous overblown budgets, but very well drawn characters that earn our sympathy, even the 'bad guy' characters and also an incredibly well-written, twisting and consistently exciting story.
Some of Hong Kong's finest stars and character actors are present in this film and convincingly display why they are so highly regarded. Tony Leung, Andy Lau and Anthony Wong in particular display why they are so in demand in such continually highly-praised pieces.
The story itself is ingenius and continually piles on the suspense and every now and then an absolute corkscrew of a twist. The fear you feel from each of the characters and their paranoia of constantly being discovered truly concinces you that they are treading life on a knife edge. What is also surprising is the relative lack of violence in the film. Suspense and thrills are generated through knife-edge tension and not hails of bullets. What this film aspired to be was an intelligent an thoughtful thriller, and it succeeds stunningly. Moreover, at just 100 minutes, it is also a lean thriller with no spare meat.
I cannot reccomend this film highly enough. And much as I despise remakes, the proposed Martin Scorsese one does intrigue me. With a director like Scorsese at the helm and actors of the calibre of Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon involved...maybe the new sanitised American version will be just as good. But then again, the film is also going to star Mark Wahlberg...

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