Infernal Affairs
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2004 · Drama / Action / Thriller / Crime / Mystery

Infernal Affairs

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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

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Drama / Action / Thriller / Crime / Mystery
PLOT SUMMARY

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

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@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-03 01:00 UTC

If Infernal Affairs was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-17 02:00 UTC

Infernal Affairs is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.

@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-08 21:00 UTC

Infernal Affairs thinks "scary" means turning the lights off and slamming a kitchen drawer.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-19 13:00 UTC

The script for Infernal Affairs feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.

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r/boxoffice · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 1.5k points

The cinematography in Infernal Affairs is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Everyone praising the Infernal Affairs performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/boxoffice · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 4.8k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Infernal Affairs?

Rewatched Infernal Affairs last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/movies · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 1.6k points

Unpopular opinion: Infernal Affairs is the most overrated film of the decade

Look, I wanted to love Infernal Affairs. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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