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Kwong-Wing ChanActeurs·trices:
Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Carina Lau, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Edison Chen, Joe Cheung, Shawn Yue, Jun Hu, Arthur Wong, Roy Cheung Yiu-yeung, Chapman To (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
En 1991, lorsque Kwun, le parrain des parrains est assassiné, l'inspecteur Wong se prépare à l'inévitable bain de sang entre les grands pontes de la pègre de Hong Kong. Sam est le seul à rester fidèle à Kwun et, à la surprise de tout le monde, Hau, le fils de Kwun, reprend les affaires de son père. Afin de surveiller Hau et Sam, Wong décide d'infiltrer la triade via Yan, un jeune officier qui n'est autre que le demi-frère de Hua... Parallèlement, afin d'épier Wong, Sam infiltre la police au moyen de sa taupe Ming... (texte officiel du distributeur)
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Critiques (4)
Un préquel décent au excellent drame policier Infernal Affairs. Mais néanmoins, à l'ombre de ce dernier. Le film élargit avec succès les circonstances entourant les personnages qui étaient en second plan dans le premier film, mais il est conçu davantage comme une source d'information complémentaire à l'original plutôt que comme un véritable drame à part entière. Il est trop surchargé, ne laissant pas suffisamment de place aux relations et est inutilisable sans connaissance du premier film.
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I really liked that I actually learned several details from the "intermediate period" and a deeper understanding of the psychology of the main characters in this sequel. Mainly because the creators took enough care to avoid repetition and, unlike the first installment, the majority of attention is now focused on the duo of main characters controlling the entire story. The straightforward thriller thus becomes a complex composition with an atmosphere reminiscent of The Godfather.
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The story is set in a time preceding part one. In other words, the years when the two central protagonists joined the police and the hierarchy of the Triads. In fact it is more like framed by these two characters, but focuses more on other characters we are familiar with. And isn’t this like cheekily and cheaply watering down stew to make it go further? That’s what it seems like for the first couple of minutes, or until the story moves forward to the events of 1995. Afterward it is again a suspenseful, flawless crime movie with an intelligent screenplay, amazing actors and a marvelous technical side. In terms of quality this is unarguably less good than its other brother, but it’s still so good that most pictures of similar genres must gawp in silent envy.
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The film continues to maintain its visual and somewhat narrative qualities, but I can't shake the feeling that it remains in the shadow of its one-year-older brother. The creators, however, demonstrate a talent for incredibly cinematic shots that have an interesting effect on the viewer. I liked this aspect in the first film, and it continues here. The violent scenes are often shot interestingly, although they can be somewhat clichéd.
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