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I haven't read the book, so my views only reflect the impression that this movie gives me, and does not focus on whether it is loyal to the original novel or not.

The film has that air (or arrogance, if you like) of a classy thriller. The music brings out a kind of good old espionage atmosphere , unlike the style of other recent spy movies which focus on gadgets and dazzling the audience with hi-tech. There is still showing off hi-tech in this film, but it doesn't go so far as to degrading the film, because the attention is mainly on telling the story rather than building up to one action showdown after another.

And the story, without having read the book, looks pretty good to me. It's good enough for the film to last two hours without getting the audience bored. The action scenes are good enough, and has a different touch to it, rather than imitating The Matrix like so many other movies have. Anyway, to wrap this comment up, I say if you are a keen thriller fan and haven't seen this film, you should see it, at least once.

Infernal Affairs is a decent Hong Kong film. I haven't really enjoyed a good hong kong film for sometime (I had found them to be distasteful for a period of time), and this film returned my confidence in Hong Kong films.

The story isn't very original, but nowadays it's very hard to find an original crime drama. The actors gave solid performances, though I wouldn't really say it's their best (I can't really tell, you know, Andy Lau always seems to be the same, and Tony Leung, well, I am just too familiar with this guy). The music is all right, but not very impressive, and the cinematography seems average to me. But it's good entertainment if you've got two hours to spare and are a fan of Hong Kong films (or at least want to see a hong kong film). 8 out of 10.

This Korean film was unbelievablely popular last year in China, but I didn't see it at that time, because I sort of unconsciously have a dislike to something that nearly everybody else is crazy over.

But everybody I knew recommended this film. So I finally decided to see it, this morning, and it won me instantly. I am not a keen fan for romantic comedies, though I do enjoy films like Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, etc. This film should fall in the same category. The lead roles are brilliant. The girl of the film, you might not like her at start, but as the film goes along she just turns more and more beautiful as you get to know her and her past. The boy, on the other hand, is likeable from the word go (not the handsome type, but quite funny). The comedy is enjoyable and provides some good laughs, but as the film develops into the second hour it just turns so romantic. Of course everybody knows the boy and girl will get together in the end, but the process is really "tormenting". This might not be a great film, but it's truly romantic and great fun to watch. 8 out of 10.