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Features: DVD, English, Dubbed
Chang Wing Yan, a hard-nosed veteran cop is sent undercover to infiltrate the notorious triad crime ring. An expert at bringing down crime syndicates, Chan believes this next mission will be routine. What he's not prepared for is the discovery that the triad gang has a mole within his own police department.
Editor's Note
Directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, INFERNAL AFFAIRS is a tense thriller featuring Hong Kong superstars Andy Lau and Tony Leung. The film follows the parallel lives of Ming (Lau), a cop who secretly reports to ruthless Triad crime boss Sam (Eric Tsang); and Yan (Leung), an undercover police officer who poses as a Triad member in Sam's gang. For Yan, the years of living in the criminal underworld have taken their toll, and he longs to return to regular police duty. However, the only person who knows Yan's true identity is his mentor Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong), also the unsuspecting superior of Ming. When Wong's officers come face to face with Sam's gang, both leaders realize there are moles in their midst. Soon Yan and Ming must track each other down, leading to an inevitable confrontation.Unlike many contemporary Hong Kong films, INFERNAL AFFAIRS steers clear of over-the-top action in favor of a more stylized and subdued story that builds on emotional and psychological tension. Leung is riveting as the undercover cop who desperately wants a normal life, while Lau instills his corrupt character with confidence and charm that mask his deep inner conflict. These two stellar turns are ably supported by veteran actors Wong and Tsang, along with Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. A huge blockbluster in Asia, INFERNAL AFFAIRS is a landmark of Hong Kong cinema that deserves the same status abroad.
| Features | "Confidential File" A Behind-The-Scenes Look | | Alternate Ending | | Audio: Cantonese, English | | Interactive Menus | | International Trailer | | Original Chinese Trailer | | Scene Selection | | The Making Of Featurette |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 8/2/2005 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 3868503 | | UPC: 00786936267266 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Cantonese | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English Dubbed, Cantonese | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"The masterstroke here is to set Tony Leung's unshaven, jittery, leather-jacketed undercover cop up against Andy Lau's sharp-suited male model..." 03/01/2004 p.47Uncut
"It looks pretty stylish....[With] a sleek, often hallucinatory look, which is both modish and dramatically appropriate." 080/01/2004 p.134 Rolling Stone
"This is a movie that gets it hooks into you early, and no chance is it letting go." 09/30/2004 p.204 Premiere
"[The film] feels completely fresh as it's unspooling onscreen....This is a real grabber." 10/01/2004 p.31 Entertainment Weekly
"The filmmakers entrust the hard work to stars Lau and Leung. And the two men prowl and circle each one another with a balletic intensity that makes words superfluous..." 10/01/2004 p.56 New York Times
"[T]he sophistication of the stylized minimalism here in INFERNAL AFFAIRS is dazzling." 09/24/2004 p.E26 Entertainment Weekly
"The first INFERNAL plays like THE DEPARTED on fast-forward; you get dozens of scenes nearly identical to Scorsese's..." -- Grade: A- 02/16/2007 p.63 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  4 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 Original Version of The Departed Saturday, August 04, 2007
DP from California
Although Martin Scorcesi did good with The Departed, it lacks the style and depth of Infernal Affairs. This Chinese Version of the Departed was in fact the original plot, released in the Chinese and European market years ago. It is a damn good movie. The Departed was full of sex and excessive vulgarity. Infernal Affairs , on the other hand, offer deeper relationships, more enthralling narrative, and a more emotional pull. It is not displayed in a show of waving and screaming, but with the type of emotion that shines through, making you, the audience, offer your sympathy, while feeling their pain. Infernal Affairs is much more serious, much more suspenseful, and it explains more than the American plot has allowed in their version. Don't expect the same ending as The Departed, however, things come out completely different... Don't wanna give away too much but if you've seen The Departed, just think, "Ten times better." Was this review helpful?  
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