Review of Infernal Affairs (2002) by Eddy W — 19 Aug 2008
A good cop working for the bad guys squares off against the bad guy working for the good cops.
8 years of undercover loyalty, who's good, who's bad. After a while, it really doesn't matter.
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A cop goes undercover as a gangster while, simultaneously, a gangster infiltrates the police force, pretending to be a cop. These two sleeper agents l...(read more...) ive underground for a decade before a series of mistakes clues in all the wrong people as to what's going on and each mole is ordered to root out the double agent--which in both cases happens to be themselves. Torn between conflicting father figures--an avuncular, paranoid gang boss and a morally comprised police superintendent--the two moles slowly feel the net tighten like an icy hand around their necks. Juggling idenities, always one mistake from a bullet in their head, and seduced by the attractions of their cover idenities, both men slowly unravel, battering themselves bloody against the bars of their own personal hells, while their souls ice over.
This review of Infernal Affairs (2002) was written by Eddy W on 19 Aug 2008.
Infernal Affairs has generally received very positive reviews.
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