StoryLine:
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.In the 1970s South Boston, young Colin Sullivan is introduced to crime by Irish-American mob boss Frank Costello. By 2006, Costello has groomed him as a mole inside the Massachusetts State Police (MSP). Sullivan is accepted into its Special Investigations Unit, which targets organized crime. Before graduating from the MSP’s academy, William “Billy” Costigan Jr. is recruited by Captain Queenan and Staff Sergeant Dignam to go undercover, as his family’s ties to organized crime make him a perfect infiltrator. His cover story is that he is an MSP academy dropout who served time in prison on an assault charge; he subsequently joins Costello’s crew.Review Of The Departed 2006 MovieAndrew Lau, the co-director of Infernal Affairs, who was interviewed by Hong Kong newspaper And Apple Daily, said: “Of course I think the version I made is better, but the Hollywood version is pretty good too. [Scorsese] made the Hollywood version more attuned to American culture.” Andy Lau, one of the main actors in Infernal Affairs, when asked how the movie compares to the original, said: “The Departed was too long and it felt as if Hollywood had combined all three Infernal Affairs movies together.” Although Lau said the script of the remake had some “golden quotes”, he also felt it had a bit too much profanity.