A few days ago I started to watch the Infernal Affairs trilogy which I only discovered because it is the original story of the well-known American film The Departed. The story of the first film in the trilogy is therefore very popular, it is about 2 moles. One police officer infiltrated the mafia, and 1 mobster infiltrated the police department.
The second part of this trilogy is not a sequel but actually a prequel. It is about the series of events that set the motion for everything that happened in the first film. The 2 infiltrated individuals are much younger and the mafia boss in the first film hasn't reached boss status yet.
The first surprise happens in the first scene of the film with a conversation between 2 characters that I really wasn't expecting. There is a friendly relationship between these 2 characters that I don't think was even implied in the first film. Some phrases in this conversation will age very horribly.
There will be several betrayals with very violent outcomes, and we can see the way these mafia peeps deal behind each other's backs. The circumstances and characters are very different between this film and the first one, and there is a major crime that takes place that I think will condition the events in the third film if it gets discovered.
The third film will probably be better than this one because as far as I know, it is the actual sequel of the first film. The prequel was entertaining, with good performances and valuable information about the characters but what really interests me the most is to see if the mafia mole really ends up getting his own way.
I would recommend this film only to those very interested in knowing more about this story. It wasn't as good as the first film but the new information it provides should most certainly be appreciated by the fans.
The best
- It provides much more background to the characters of the first film. Which is what everyone should expect since this is a prequel.
The worst
- It wasn't as intense as the first film.
- Identifying some of the characters was difficult. The 2 moles are played by different actors than the first film, but the police boss and the mafia boss are the same.
More information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369060/
Review: AA
In numbers: 6.5/10