The movie is plagiarized!!

Rating: 9/10 (7 October 2006)

I hope everyone who goes gaga over this movie realizes that this is a "remake" of a Hong Kong movie called "Infernal Affairs" that came out only 4 years ago. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338564/ IA was a very entertaining movie, and when I heard it was going to be remade by Scorsese, I had high hopes of the acclaimed director taking his own shot at it. As it turns out, there was nothing that the Departed adds to Infernal Affairs. NOTHING. Everything is the same - down to the smallest dialogues (e.g. who's a cop?), camera angles, the setup of the police station (with glasses and blinds), locations (rooftops, skyscrapers in the background). If Andy Lau and Tony Leung could have worn DiCaprio and Damon masks on their faces while making the Infernal Affairs, I would not have noticed the difference.
Don't let me stop you from watching the movie, however. It's excellent, because the original is excellent. But please don't make this out to be some genius work by Scorsese.