Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

disdressed12 this prequel to the first movie is mixed bag,in my opinion.at times,i found it even more muddled and hard to follow than the first film.however the action sequences are very good here.and there are some really gripping edge of your seat moments.once i could figure out what was going on and who was who,i actually found myself getting really involved in the story and the action.overall,i did think it was more exciting than the first film and i cared more about the characters,which makes sense since the movie does delve into the past of the main characters.even though the movie felt muddled at times,the excitement and the gripping moments made up for it.for me,Mou gaan dou II is a 7/10

movieman_kev Time hopping and "Godfather" homages are the order of the day in this prequel to the masterpiece of Infernal Affairs 1. Helping to flesh out the back story of Ming, Yan, Inspector Wong and future Triad boss Sam. Sam's rise to power is damn good, and Francis NG really came into his own with this film and proved he definitely has the chops as a rival Triad boss whom both sides want taken down. Also it's interesting to see how the rising of the 'bad guys' corresponds with the downfalls and hardships of the 'good guys'. Lines are blurred further then they were in the first film. But this film is very impenetrable if one hasn't seen the first film (and if you haven't, shame on you go buy/rent it NOW), hell it's still a tad confusing even if you did. And the original's fast pace is replaced by more of a methodical slow-burn (not to be mistaken for boring as this film is definitely not that). Despite the differences, this film remains the same awesome quality as the original and comes highly recommended My Grade: A

Edmond Ng It was great to see Francis Ng's tour de force performance in Infernal Affairs II. Really great to see an actor's coming-of-age. The intricacies of his character was handled with great sensitivity.I thought the casting of Mainland actor, Jun Hu, as Luk as was rather odd at first. While he played his part well alongside Anthony Wong, his lines had to be dubbed into Cantonese. Then when I looked the company credits I realised IA 2 was a co-production between HK and the Mainland. Having Hu (and Dao-Ming Chen in IA 3) in one of the leading roles was perhaps a commercial decision (for the Mainland market) or a requirement of the co-production deal with the Mainland co-producer. While the younger version of Yan and Lau did not quite live up to the very high standard set by Tong Leung and Andy Lau in IA 1, IA 2 was more than salvaged (or excelled IA 1 some might say) by the best ensemble performance that Hong Kong had to offer by Eric Tsang, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng and Carina Lau.

jeremy-lee-15 I was and still am huge fan of the first film AI, sadly after much anticipation and hype about AI2, all i can say is sigh... I have to say, it would have been pretty hard to expand the first film's story, especially with 3 of the 4 main characters biting the dust, so kudos for the writers for coming up with this prequel's story line. As is usually the case, whenever the prequel is released, the story becomes incoherent, the prequel expects the viewer to understand the sequel, at the same time, discover the various motivations behind the original film. The movie itself had a lot more characters than the first, which in my opinion, was a classic mistake of Singaporean film-makers, making the movie lose its essence of having a few main characters and really developing their characters to the extent that viewers want to watch the prequel and follow their story. The beginning was a complete mess, strange new faces appearing all over, each seemingly important but felt like a total stranger. Whats more, the story seems to centralize on the two supporting cast in the first film, but towards the end, I'm still puzzled over the relationship between the superintendent and Sam, to me, this prequel fails to account fully for the bad blood between the two. To add to my disappointment, the 2 main cast from the 1st film failed to make an appearance, all in all, sigh...