I saw this the first day it came out... 4 yrs ago in HK

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2006)

I understand that Media Asia is probably really happy from the money for the copyright... but Scorsese i think actually copied Andy lau's directing style too much. For such a "good" director... why copy Andy Lau? Scorsese gets too much credit and was probably brought in just to attract actors and viewers. Watch Infernal Affairs first... then Departed.. you make the decision... this is not a special effects movie so the quality in movie is just as good if not better. Overall for those who have not seen the original, this movie is excellent... maybe if you do not watch the original you can save yourself the stress of comparing it to the original... much like movies that are based on books. But I am from Hong Kong... so I am partial.