I just came back from watching it and thought it was pretty good. Initially it was a little boring but the story picked up during the 2nd half. DiCaprio and Nicholson's characters were about the only interesting ones on screen and they were the ones who moved the movie along. The others were relatively boring and Damon's character wasn't fleshed out well enough for me to give a fuck about him.
Actually I think this is a pretty nice way to remake a movie; keep the plot intact but change everything else about the movie. You can look at Infernal Affairs and The Departed back to back and say they are two entirely different movies even though they share the exact same plot. The mood, tone, camerawork, composition and lighting, even the acting weren't similar. I liked the ending too. Kudos to Scorcese.
Also the girl was ugly and isn't comparable in the slightest to Kelly Chen :(
3.5/5 stars
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