Departed Affairs...........

Rating: 9/10 (29 October 2006)

It would be a shame to compare this film to the Infernal Affairs trilogy, though I would admit that I enjoyed Infernal Affairs(still didn't watch the later 2) but you shouldn't look at this film like it was the finger print copy of the Hong Kong version because it's completely a different film. Yes the story and everything else is identical to Infernal Affairs, apart from the language and location. All cars are running on the same concept since the day they were born, you need wheels to drive you, you need an engine to drive the wheels, you need a fuel to drive the engine, yet how come we got over a hundred different car manufacturers when its the same design under the hood?...think of it like this, The Departed is a luxurious Italian car while Infernal Affairs is a luxurious British car :), the problem is people's taste, not everybody in the world love football. This is a great movie, great acting and the cinematography is just simple and yet so complex. Jack Nickolson is still a great actor, though he did act like he was the joker from batman. If you're going to watch this film then watch it like you've never seen Infernal Affairs and if you haven't seen Infernal Affairs then I suggest you watch both but don't compare them.