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The Departed vs Infernal Affairs
Oct. 14th, 2006 03:16 pmLast night I saw The Departed, a US remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs.
I really loved Infernal Affairs when I saw it a couple of months ago and have since bought the sequel and loved that too, so it was with some trepidation that I went to see The Departed.
The Departed sticks fairly close to the story line of Infernal Affairs, however there are some new characters and, of course, it is now set in Boston.
( Spoilers )
So, it’s probably quite clear from all this that I don’t think this film is as good as the original but is it a bad film? No. It’s not even a bad remake. Liberties were taken but I’ve seen worse. I enjoyed the original more but I still had a fun time watching this.
I really loved Infernal Affairs when I saw it a couple of months ago and have since bought the sequel and loved that too, so it was with some trepidation that I went to see The Departed.
The Departed sticks fairly close to the story line of Infernal Affairs, however there are some new characters and, of course, it is now set in Boston.
( Spoilers )
So, it’s probably quite clear from all this that I don’t think this film is as good as the original but is it a bad film? No. It’s not even a bad remake. Liberties were taken but I’ve seen worse. I enjoyed the original more but I still had a fun time watching this.
