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Infernal Affairs

Mou gaan dou (Wu jian dao) (AKA Infernal Affairs)

2002

Andrew Lau, Alan Mak

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Andy Lau, Eric Tsang, Kelly Chen ...

7.4

10,431

Thriller. Mystery A tightly wound thriller which centers on two Hong Kong police officers - one a gang mole on the force and the other an undercover cop in the gang - who share the same objectives and who find their destinies intertwined in this high-octane police actioner.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The movie pays off in a kind of emotional complexity rarely seen in crime movies (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	G. Allen Johnson SFGATE	"Unfolds as a masterful chess match of wit and ingenuity, a cat-and-mouse chase of the highest order."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Throbs with action, suspense and a seductive rhythm all its own."	POS
United States	Mike Clark USA Today	"A fairly fresh variation on a done-to-death genre (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"Driven by two great performances surrounded by solid supporting acts, Infernal Affairs is the rare testosterone movie that is also mature and thoughtful."	POS
United States	The New York Times	"The picture retains some of the most amusing de rigueur Hong Kong cop movie traditions (...) But the sophistication of the stylized minimalism here in 'Infernal Affairs' is dazzling"	POS
Canada	Liam Lacey The Globe and Mail	"Here is a psychological twister with an implausible and hard-to-follow plot. All of this is more than compensated for by terrific performances (...) and a minimalist style reminiscent of Michael Mann"	POS

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