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Looks like the original version of Infernal Affairs
Chet 2022-03-20 09:01:14
It seems to be filmed earlier than the Hong Kong-made "Infernal Affairs". It always feels like the predecessor of the Hong Kong-made "Infernal Affairs". However, the relationship between the police and the criminals in this film is not as black and white as in "Infernal Affairs". Al Pacino and Johnny Depp are also father and son, brothers, teachers and friends, with a little warmth. At the end of the film, it even sneered at the government's formal recognition and indifference to undercover police officers. Of course, such a plot is unlikely to appear in current Hong Kong-made films.
Extended Reading
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Lefty: [sees the front page of a newspaper documenting another crime boss was murdered, to Donnie while in his car] I never hear from my boss until he dies, then my whole life gets turned upside down!
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Donnie Brasco: [to Maggie in their garage] If I come out alive, this guy, Lefty, ends up dead. That's the same thing as me putting the bullet in his head myself.