Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs) (2002)
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 57 | Rotten: 3
Smart and engrossing, this is one of Hong Kong's better cop thrillers.
Average Rating: 8/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 0
Smart and engrossing, this is one of Hong Kong's better cop thrillers.
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As Infernal Affairs opens, Ming (Andy Lau of Full-time Killer) is being initiated into the criminal underworld by triad boss Sam (Eric Tsang of The Accidental Spy), who ends his speech to his young charges by wishing them success in the police department. Ming enters the police academy, where he excels, but sees his classmate, Yan (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai of In the Mood for Love), expelled for "breaking the rules." It turns out that Yan wasn't actually drummed out of the force, but recruited by
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Andy Lau
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Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
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Eric Tsang
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Chapman To
Keung -
Lam Ka-tung
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Ng Ting-Yip
Insp. Cheung -
Wan Chi Keung
Officer Leung -
Sammi Cheng
Mary -
Kelly Chen
Dr. Lee Sum-yee -
Edison Chen
Younger Lau -
Shawn Yue
Younger Chan -
Elva Hsiao
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All Critics (68) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (3) | DVD (21)
Everything you'd want in a police action thriller: powerhouse performances, Grade A production values, a good script and suspenseful direction.
Top CriticBeauty in its consistent, washed-out blues and silvers, grace in its understated, intense male performances and energy in its unyielding commitment to tone and tension.
What makes it special is the inner turmoil caused by living a lie. If everyone you know and everything you do for 10 years indicates you are one kind of person, and you know you are another, how do you live with that?
A beautifully crafted, exciting story that keeps on surprising you to the very end.
This is what movies are supposed to feel like -- provocative, exciting, chilling, complex and fully engaging.
Skilfully directed by cinematographer Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Infernal Affairs has the feel of a made-for-prime-time U.S. police thriller.
Seductively shot and beautifully acted, this is like a summation film, bringing together all the themes, motifs, mood, and style of the gritty policier Hong Kong thriller, one that will make John Woo and Michael Mann proud.
This intense, explosive Hong Kong thriller ushers in a new era of hyper-intelligent action.
well-written, well-directed and well-acted genre film
Ultimately quiet tepid.
Um inteligente drama policial que se preocupa mais com o desenvolvimento de seus personagens (e com as relações entre estes) do que com tiroteios e reviravoltas.
Far too light on action to be very exciting, and far too generic and familiar to be genuinely intriguing, Infernal Affairsis ultimately a forgettable affair.
Potboiler Hong Kong cop drama with a fairly interesting plot about moral dilemmas and mixed allegiances.
Solid character-centric piece that's more interested in psychology than in gritty action sequences.
Audience Reviews for Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs)
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- Keung: Remember this, if you see someone doing something but at the same time watching you... then he is a cop.
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- Supt. Wong: I remember a story. Two fools are waiting for their kidney transplant but only one kidney is available. Thus they play a game. They put a card on each others pockets. Whoever guesses the card in his own pocket wins.
- Hon Sam: You know I can see your card.
- Supt. Wong: I think so too
- Hon Sam: I will beat you.
- Supt. Wong: Let's see. We should be more careful.
- Hon Sam: I will.
- Supt. Wong: By the way, whoever loses the game dies.
- Hon Sam: Let's see when you're going to die.
- Supt. Wong: [extends his hand for a handshake]
- Hon Sam: Ever seen someone shake a corpse's hand?
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Foreign Titles
- Infernal Affairs (Mou gaan dou) (DE)
- Infernal Affairs (UK)
