catch the depart last night and i have to say and it one abject failure of a remake . i be expect it to be good and and truth be tell and i want it to be good because it be base on hongkong infernal affair and quite possibly one of the best gang flick of all time . it be one of my personal favorite due to it brilliantly conceive plot of gang versus police and replete with paranoia and deceit . it be also quite possibly and one of the most intelligent film i have ever see ( second to memento ) . where do i even begin . there be just so many thing to criticize about . firstly and the utterly realistic character in infernal affair have be reduce to one dimensional vector that merely carry the plot forward . matt damon character be reduce to a bad as villain and be almost gleefully rid anyone who know of his identity and with no hint of remorse even till the very end . in infernal affair however and at the end of the film and andy lau truly want to be a good guy but obviously and circumstance do not allow him to and and therefore he be force to kill the gang bos to protect his identity . he subsequently go crazy over the guilt of kill the police informant ( tony leung and or leornado in departed ) . infernal affair end brilliantly because andy lau character survive it all with no one know his true identity . he could therefore assume his role of a high ranking police officer and but be ride with guilt and constantly remind of the people who die because of him . it be really tragic and you could almost sympathize with his character . and what with the end of the depart . do all hollywood film have to have perfect fairy tale ending where the bad guy have to die . and even if he have to die and do it have to conclude with an abrupt scene that last 30secs and and not to mention and totally cheesy and lame . it seem like a quick way out to conclude the story . the climax at the lift in the abandoned building be also unintentionally funny a body count skyrocket a people just start die ridiculously . the reaction that people have in that scene in infernal affair be true shock oh my god . the reaction in depart be quite the opposite people start laugh . also and the strange and awkward friendship between the police informant bos and the gang bos be completely remove in the departed . it be so enjoyable watch how the 2 former friend who be currently on opposite end of the law and try to outplay each other in a full fledged war of wit and power and but with grace a a result of their friendship in the past . this be completely omit in the hollywood version . and also and there be a lack of tension between the police force and the gang . martin sheen seem almost weak and hapless against jack nicholson and nicholson himself appear barely sinister and intelligent . another stupid omission be the friendship between the police informant and his bos and which be meticulously stag in infernal affair and and culminate in a tragic climax when the bos fell off the building and land right in front of the informant . this scene be attempt in departed but fail miserably when leornado try to look sad when his bos die . there be no friendship to speak of between these 2 character in departed . the movie also try way too hard to entertain . the crazy antic of jack nicholson be reminiscent of his character in anger management . yes and anger management and that rubbish of a comedy . and i do not understand why there be so much sexual reference in the movie . there be sex and woman and porno everywhere in the movie and be completely unnecessary and downright insulting . gritty realism be not achieve by dump sex scene in the movie . i can go on and on and criticize about almost every single aspect in the movie ( like how unnecessary the role of the psychiatrist in the depart be and but completely pivotal in infernal affair etc . ) and and might as well write a thesis on this movie . to conclude and there be not a single scene of tension nor be it ever move or excite . in fact and i find it more funny than anything else . the acting be not particularly great a well despite a rather stellar cast . infernal affair be an intricate and convoluted plot of deceit and lie and friendship and paranoia and love and at the hand of skillful director who carefully stage memorable scene and powerful climax almost everything that depart be not and despite an almost identical script . the critic be really wrong on this one . it be a complete failure of a remake and and even without comparison to the original hongkong version and it be still a ridicule of an otherwise excellent plot . the editing be also fragmented and confusing and and couple with horrendous pacing and the film get progressively frustrating . martin scorsese have effectively remove everything that be so good about the original . trust me and save your money and time and and watch infernal affair and even if you have watch it already .