Departed II and III

Rating: 6/10 (30 November 2006)

The Departed must be a success story, it has all the ingredients in this respect. So it is natural to suppose some follow-ups will come in the near future. However, while I do not see anything wrong in making follow-ups as long as you have something to say, and you're not only for the extra-money on viewers nerves, I just wonder how will Departed II and III look like? Will they copy Mou Gaan Dou II and III as closely as the first departed? I must confess I'm a little disappointed by the lack of imagination in US movies these days.Watch Mou Gaan Dou to see the original, the Departed is a mere fake. Ironic, isn't it - the US multibillion movie industry fakes the Hong Kong one, the rest is all wrapping with success ingredients?!