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The Infiltrator Movie Review

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Review for the film " The Infiltrator"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 2 Hours 07 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 15-07-2016

Genre: Crime, Drama, Biography

Similar To: Canary Black, The Passion Of The Christ: Resurrection, Hold Your Breath, Woman Of The Hour

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CAST & CREW

Bryan Cranston

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Producer:

Miriam Segal

Paul M Brennan

Don Sikorski

Brad Furman

Music Director:

Chris Hajian

Editor:

Jeff McEvoy

David Rosenbloom

Luis Carballar

Composer:

Tristan Clopet

Gilde Flores

Director:

Brad Furman

Costume Designer:

Dinah Collin

Art Director:

Andrew White

Karen Wakefield

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Philip A Patterson

Dominic Fysh

Second Assistant Director:

Amy Stares

Emma Stokes

Katye Kalivoda

Meaghan F McLaughlin

Director of Photography:

Joshua Reis

Stunt Director:

Tom Akos

Executive Producer:

Jill Morris

Robert Mazur

Kate Fasulo

Martin Rushton Turner

Bryan Cranston

Norman Merry

Peter Hampden

Visual Effects Producer:

Martin Gabriel

Novelist:

Robert Mazur

Sound Effects Editor:

James Hayday

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Paul Carter

Paul Cotterell

Assistant Editor:

Fiona DeSouza

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Uel Hormann

Screenplay Writer:

Ellen Sue Brown

Script Supervisor:

Caroline O\'Reilly

Gaffer:

Alan Martin

Music Editor:

Stuart Morton

Foley Artist:

Jack Stew

Peter Burgis

Jemma Riley-Tolch

Production Designer:

Crispian Sallis

Set Decorator:

Cathy Cosgrove

Scott Jacobson

Storyboard Artist:

Nathan Morse

Casting Associate:

Rebecca Farhall

Costume Assistant:

Ailsa Windsor

Alison Lewis

Catherine Hibbert

Kitty Bennett

Lizzie Moul

Location Manager:

Katrina Day

Lynsey Cosford

Sherrill Smith

Stephen G Parker

Makeup Artist:

Anna Cash

Sharon Martin

Hannah Ovenden

Catriona Johnstone

Special Effects Coordinator:

James Carter

Jeremy S Brock

Mark Holt

Special Effects Technician:

Kyle May

Neil Reynolds

Stunt Coordinator:

Eric Miranda

Rowley Irlam

Stunt Performer:

Leo Woodruff

Arran Topham

Ronald Fox

Levan Doran

Jason Curle

Matthew Stirling

Matt Sherren

Ian Pead

George Kirby

Pablo Verdejo

Stunt Double:

Kevin Morgan

Special Thanks:

Tyler Martinolich

Dale Gordon

Visual Effects Coordinator:

George Stone

Digital Compositor:

Andy Quinn

Eri Adachi

Yuko Kimoto

James Elster

James McPherson

Nikolay Kolev

Tim Barter

Set Dresser:

John Francis Kupfer

Richard E Kruder

Sound Mixer:

William Miller

Robert Sharman

Colorist:

Jamie Welsh

Boom Operator:

Mike Schmidt

Assistant Art Director:

Sarah Finlay

Associate Editor:

Jo Dixon

First Assistant Editor:

Joe Rosenbloom

Production Coordinator:

Scott Eaton

Karen Bosma

Alice Syed

Costume Supervisor:

Annie Crawford

Suzy Freeman

Digital Imaging Technician:

Keir Garnet Lawson

Graphic Designer:

Liz Colbert

Post Production Facility:

Lipsync Post

Production Assistant:

Spencer Haberman

Katie Organ

Ennis Alhashimi

Emerald Black

Music Coordinator:

Seth C Harris

Associate Cameraman:

Tim Wooster

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Carla Aucoin

Tim Wellspring

Elizabeth Tatro

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The Infiltrator Click to look into! >> Read More... is a crime drama movie based on an autobiography of the same name by Robert Mazur.

Plot: The movie is set in the mid- 1980s. Robert Mazur ( Bryan Cranston Ostentatiously known for his anti-hero role of Wal >> Read More... ) has gone undercover as Bob Musella, a money launderer, to bust Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking and all the banks linked to it. Mazur, his pretend fiance Kathy Ertz ( Diane Kruger Diane Kruger is a famous former fashion model and >> Read More... ) and streetwise Emir Abreu ( John Leguizamo John Leguizamo is a man of multiple talents. This >> Read More... ) team up to befriend Escobar's lieutenant, Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt). What follows is a number of false identities to get closer to the top and win the drug war. But they have to tread very carefully because one false step means death. Will Bob Musella give in to the temptations of easy money, sex, and drugs or will he be Robert Mazur, the self-righteous federal agent? You'll have to watch to find out.

Analysis: Bryan Cranston's acting is amazing; you won't take your eyes off him, and you won't forget him even days after you've watched the movie. The camera shots are bad at places, though. The movie still manages to keep you hooked throughout, with certain emotional or really tense scenes.

Star performances: Bryan Cranston in the lead role is a great choice - his acting is intense and really hits the mark. All that time with "Breaking Bad" has really toned him well. Diane Kruger looks younger than her years and adds glamour to the movie. The rest of the supporting cast are competent and don't give the movie any negatives because of their acting. The director Brad Furman takes a little too literal approach to tiny details. The screenplay is by his mother, Ellen Brown-Furman. Chris Hajian did music for the movie, and it turns out to be quite a requisite. The cinematographer is Joshua Reis.

What's there?

1. The script stays very true to the actual event the movie is based on and thus gives the viewer a clear idea of the ongoings.

2. The acting skills of everybody onscreen are brilliant. A special mention goes out to Bryan Cranston, the jewel of the show.

What's not there?

1. Execution isn't without flaws; it gets quite confusing at times.

2. There are a million cliche scenes that don't work well at all and leave you bored.

3.The cinematography is only so-so, with most shots having a made-for-TV kind of feel.

Verdict: If you're looking for bloody action, this movie doesn't have much of it. If you're looking for good acting, a decent story, and an overall gripping movie, then go for this.