Masterpiece iffy ending....

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2006)

I loved the film. I was genuinely taken aback at DiCaprios performance. He was outstanding in spite of the tremendous cast. As was Matt Damon. I do agree with other reviewers that "Infernal Affairs" is as good a film as "The Departed" if not a tad better. The only thing that bothered me was the ending shot of the rat crawling across the scene. I thought of it as a slight against the film-watchers intelligence. Hitting us over the head with the "rat" reference as if we already did not "get" the point of the film....I was ticked at that last shot...I thought he "dumbed-down" the ending. That kept me from giving this film a "10". It does not ruin the film though...just the opinion of a fastidious, obsessive-compulsive. this film should rank up there among the best mob films ever. A must-see.