this film sucks

Rating: 1/10 (8 February 2007)

Just call me over-sensitive, old-fashioned or what, but I am really not able to appreciate it. I never saw a movie filled with so many f words. I can't stand this. As a Chinese, I sure have watched HongKong version 'Infernal Affairs', which was, in my opinion, so-so. But The Departed is a failure out and out. HongKong movie has a great tradition of Gang Movie. Like western in American movie, Gang Movie is a major genre in HongKong movie. Most time, they are heroes, sometimes, they are villains. But they always get their due, they are human being, just like you and me. They are not the pervert, like the persona Jack Nicolson played. They are family-guys, they got hearts, hence it is hard for undercover cops to 'betray' them. I like old HongKong movies very much. when I said old, I mean ten years before, twenty years before. They were powerful,not full of idiot comedies, which is the case with HongKong movie nowadays. What was really great with Hongkong movies was how they depicted and expressed the appreciation and friendship between guys.It could inspire you like hell. In Infernal Affair , two undercover are not only rivals, but also,more importantly,they appreciate each other. They feel like they could be very good friends if they are not doomed for a fatal confrontation. All this are missing in The Departed.
Awful. Don't waste your precious time. I didn't finish it actually.