Infernal Affairs (無間道) is a stylish 2002Hong Kong crime thriller about an cop (Tony Leung, as Yan, 陳永仁) going deep undercover into the Triads and a Triad member going into the police department (Andy Lau, as Ming, 劉健明).
Each mole was planted by the rival organization to gain an advantage in intelligence over the other side. The crime group portrayed in the movie is the Triads of Hong Kong.
Infernal Affairs was known for its star-studded cast of Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Anthony Wong (黄秋生), Eric Tsang (曾志伟), Kelly Chen, and Sammi Cheng.
This film also sold exceptionally well in Hong Kong and was considered "a box office miracle". As well, it was considered a revival of HK cinema because it was released during a time where their film industry was generally lacking of creativity. Due to this commercial and critical success, the original Infernal Affairs was followed by a prequelInfernal Affairs II and a sequelInfernal Affairs III in 2003.
After the solid blockbuster InfernalAffairs, and the tense, meaty prequel InfernalAffairs II, all the principals of the first flicks regroup for InfernalAffairsIII, a final blowout epic which promises to decide once and for all the fate of sneaky undercover triad guy Lau Kin-Ming (Andy Lau).
InfernalAffairsIII is not tightly crafted like the first film, nor meaty and dramatic like the second.
InfernalAffairsIII will not be remembered for amazing filmmaking, but those seeking Hong Kong Cinema—and the big stars, iconic drama, and compelling twists it promises—should be okay.
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