Review of Infernal Affairs II (2003) by Kev R — 11 Feb 2010
Prequel to IA I. Takes a few elements from The Godfather movies, but as a whole it's nothing near a copycat of it. The gangsters here are now more romanticized (as in the Godfather), but the grittiness is ever prevalent, and the plot is surprisingly complex, with a slew of very well written and complicated characters.
It stands very well alone from the first movie, and in fact is less a movie about moles and more a classic tale about feuding triads. It may be very different from IA I, but watched side-by-side I think they fit each other very well, if just to see how one set of characters from this movie develop in IA I.
Smashing movie. For my money, better than the first.
This review of Infernal Affairs II (2003) was written by Kev R on 11 Feb 2010.
Infernal Affairs II has generally received positive reviews.
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