I really liked the first Infernal Affairs, which is why it saddens me to say that even with the return of Andy Lau and Tony Leung in the third installment (they were noticably absent from the second one) this is not a great movie. One of the things they teach you about writing stories is not to overuse the flashback -- while it does convey information about what happened in the past, it is often too jarring, too disorienting and often breaks the flow of the story.
I really could have done without this movie, and I could have done without the second one too.
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