Review of Infernal Affairs II (2003) by Rebecca S — 07 Jun 2007

I can't lie. A big reason why I love this movie is because it gave me my first Asian celebrity crush, Shawn Yue (as the younger version of Tony Leung's character in the first movie). IA II is actually a prequel that is very interesting in its own right, though, and it's fascinating to see how the main four characters got to where they are (were?) in the first film.

Because it's a prequel, it also expands the background and universe of the story, lending it a more epic, Godfather-esque feel (setting the bulk of the story in 1997, around the time of the HK turnover, also helps).