Infernal Affairs II Details

Fleshing out the opening sequence of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's original crime thriller, this is a satisfyingly complex prequel that works as an engrossing movie in its own right while expertly laying the ground for the entire Infernal Affairs trilogy. The action centres around Shawn Yue and Edison Chen (as the youthful versions of the first film's stars Andy Lau and Tony Leung), who are operating as moles in the Triads and the Hong Kong police respectively, in the six years leading up to the 1997 handover. Their positions look likely to be compromised when Francis Ng conducts a gang war against his murdered father's henchmen, while inspector Anthony Wong seeks to limit the fallout by playing all sides against each other.

This unbelievably complicated prequel (a second viewing helps) opens in 1991 and follows police mole Yan (the Tony... read more on Time Out