This is a remake - please give Martin an Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2007)

This movie is a remake of a Hong Kong action movie called "Infernal Affairs". It is an excellent re-interpretation and adaptation of the original Chinese action movie starring Tony Leung. The original had a riveting theme and extraordinary yet disjointed plot that was hard to follow. If you're more interested in mindless shoot-them-up action than coherent drama, definitely see the original.
But it made me wonder, is Hollywood running out of original ideas? (ie. Shall we dance, Reservoir Dogs, Pretty Woman, Clueless, Three Men and a Baby, Point of No Return, etc) But then again, Picasso once said, "Good artists copy, great artists steal."