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The Jackal 1997
Ridiculous as a remake of the Zinnemann film. Solid, but not really good in its own either, tension never building up effectively, wanting to give both protagonist and antagonist equal screen time and story weight. Best thing are the disguises of the Jackal and the production goofs - Helicopter number changing from 28 to 29 in midair, Willis and Gere meeting in the yacht harbour both blinded by the sun despite standing opposite to each other, disappearing bloodstains/scars...
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Infernal Affairs 2002
Rewatching this after some eight or nine years, it gives a completely new impression and for me in fact now easily ranks as one of the best HK films ever.
Maybe it was totally wrong to see this film as a successor to the classic HK "heroic bloodshed" genre, the first "shootout" in this character driven study of two akin minds taking place just after an hour running time, and then it isn't a "real" shootout. So if you are… -
