An Oscar failure of 2007 - This is not a bad film, but bad remake, and really did not deserve the Oscar.

Rating: 5/10 (27 February 2007)

True, i must clarify my point of view: I don't see this as a bad bad film. It's in fact quite good, for who have never watched or heard about its original movie: the Asian famous THE INFERNAL AFFAIR.
It is just a less-than-adequate remake to ask for an Academy, especially key awards like best picture, directing, film editing and shamefully, *Screenplay Adapted Writing*.
As one already stated here: "If The Departed could win Oscar for best picture, then Infernal Affair should have been voted the best film of decade". LOL. But I agree.
For movie's sake, I beg all of you who praised this and (certainly) have not seen The Infernal Affair, please go to your local video shop and ask for Hong Kong movie titled above.
You would see that someone might have cheated the Oscar this year. For the following reasons: 1- This is a remake (for a *recent* well known movie), not original work of art. 2- Lack of directing role (half load of the scenes, especially good one, stole directly from IA). 3- Poor creativity 4- Even for any "creativity" added, they were really silly compared to the original plots. 5- Except Leo and Jack, remaining casts are just adequate. 6- Even for Leo and Jack could not beat the superior acting from Tony Leung and Anthony Wong in IA. Matt also can't compare to Andy Lau in the original (What could we blame it for? director? or screen writing?) 7- Unrealistic and cheap added/adjusted stories: the undecided psychologist's love for both 2 male characters (was totally different from original) with instant hot sex, the never-ending cursing from decent police force, and the *surprise* ending. (For that, I really shocked for the "Best Adapted Screen Writing" award). 8- Many good&intelligent scenes, instead, was removed. For example, the Morse Code.
And all experts here have said more than enough about the 2 movies, but I just add my final 2 cents: "How could Scorsese gather that much courage to bring this *copycat* to the contest? and how could they let this win the important Academy shamelessly?"
Really don't understand. America maybe should have not advertised any about this film, not mentioning giving Academy for it - if they really don't want the rest of earth to see and think Hollywood is declining...
Poor old Scorsese.