the departed, the copied.

Rating: 5/10 (31 October 2006)

I am sure that most audiences who have seen Hong Kong "infernal affairs" would not feel satisfactory with this new US version. "The Departed" copied most of the HK "Infernal Affairs": the same story, except for the ending. However, the actors' lines are full of dirty words, which is a complete difference to that of "Infernal Affairs" with deep content. In addition, "the Departed" is ending rapidly. Several roles were shot in no more than five minutes, without any close-ups or slow motions, making me feel the director ends the story too roughly.Furthermore, the music in "the Departed" is not attractive at all. On the contrary, the music and songs in "Infernal Affairs" have then won a lot of reputation and rewards and population and still i can recall the astonishing scenes when I once heard of the music. what i feel after i saw this movie is that i strongly believe that "infernal affairs" is a HongKong Classic that no other copies or versions can compare, no matter how much the script is adapted or how bigger or famous the cast is.