Not as good as internal affairs

Rating: 4/10 (8 May 2007)

I saw The Departed after everyone raved about how good it was. Frankly, I was disappointed. It's too Hollywood (over the top) and being from Boston the accents were HORRIBLE. Completely overacted. I felt compelled to write this review after I rented Internal Affairs. I'd like to start off first by saying that I had no idea what Internal Affairs was about. After about 30 minutes and seeing all the similarities, it was easy to see that The Departed is a poorly done remake of Internal Affairs. Sure it's not as sexy as the Hollywood version but the acting is so much better to the point that I was rooting for the undercover cop whereas when I watched the Departed, I was rooting for the mole.
The Departed isn't a BAD movie, however watch Internal Affairs and once you get over the Hong Kong camera shooting style and cheesy romantic music, you'll see what real acting and a plot that makes sense is all about (The Departed was a little unclear at the end). Lastly, the ending of Internal Affairs is so much better.