Infinity Pool

Name: Infinity Pool
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: January 27, 2023
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Amanda Brugel, Amar Bukvic, Caroline Boulton, Cleopatra Coleman

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Neon | Release Date: January 27, 2023 | R

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Amanda Brugel, Amar Bukvic, Caroline Boulton, Cleopatra Coleman, Jeff Ricketts, John Ralston, Mia Goth, Roderick Hill, Thomas Kretschmann

Summary: While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled withWhile staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you’ll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.… Expand

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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Katie Walsh

Jan 25, 2023

If you’re willing to surf on the wonderfully weird and wild wavelength of Infinity Pool it is indeed a singular, and unforgettable, ride. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jan 26, 2023

Surreal, sophisticated and sometimes sickening, Infinity Pool suggests that while the elder Cronenberg might be fixated on the disintegration of our bodies, his son is more concerned with the destruction of our souls. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Jan 23, 2023

Not for the faint of heart but precisely the sort of nightmare that fans of Cronenberg (and his father David) crave. Read full review

David Fear

Jan 22, 2023

So often, you can feel filmmakers straining themselves to come up with more extreme ways of shocking and awing you. With this writer-director, you get the sensation that such hallucinogenic, nerve-scrambling sensationalism comes naturally. You wouldn’t say that his agent provocateur touch is subtle. But it is expert. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

Feb 3, 2023

Before Infinity Pool loses its way toward the end, it proves to be an enticing work of depravity that explores money and privilege through horrifying, violent excess. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Jan 22, 2023

Cronenberg still is one of the most intriguing horror filmmakers working today, and when Infinity Pool is working, it's unlike anything that you've ever seen. But when comparing Cronenberg's approaches in this to something like Possessor, it becomes clear that it's better when there's a method to Cronenberg’s madness. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jan 25, 2023

The director, who is the son of filmmaker David Cronenberg, seems to have inherited some of his father’s worst excesses, which are here unleashed in a manner that is sophomoric, fetishistically violent and hyper-sexualized. Read full review

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alejandro970

Apr 4, 2023

With a personal hallmark, although identical to his father's, Brandon Cronenberg presents a rather bizarre fable about the cynicism and immorality of wealthy people. What you are going to see is not to lose your appetite but it is not suitable for modest people. Lucky those who will be ableWith a personal hallmark, although identical to his father's, Brandon Cronenberg presents a rather bizarre fable about the cynicism and immorality of wealthy people. What you are going to see is not to lose your appetite but it is not suitable for modest people. Lucky those who will be able to see the uncensored version.… Expand

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kirkender

Feb 5, 2023

A fantastic experience filled with wild imagery and performances. Infinity Pool is an excellent concept, with glorious execution, and it mostly sticks the landing. Great psychedelic body horror. Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard are phenomenal.

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Dunkaccino

Jan 31, 2023

No one could’ve played this role better than Goth. She is a fearless actress at the top of her form. Here is a film that does not limit itself, and never shies away from sensitive subject matters.

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bertobellamy

Apr 2, 2023

'Infinity Pool' is not even close to 'Possessor,' but at least it has some ideas about the savagery that inhabits us, toxic masculinity, how consequences shape our world, and the cultural exploitation and appropriation by the rich.

Mia Goth, as always, delivers a chilling performance as a'Infinity Pool' is not even close to 'Possessor,' but at least it has some ideas about the savagery that inhabits us, toxic masculinity, how consequences shape our world, and the cultural exploitation and appropriation by the rich.

Mia Goth, as always, delivers a chilling performance as a twisted woman completely given to her wildest side. Salute or new horror queen!

I wish we'd known more about the sci-fi concept of the film — the doppelgangers — because it's very intriguing. Unfortunately, Brandon Cronenberg's screenplay gets messier as the story goes by, and the plot gets tedious by the second part. Some thoughts are very in-your-face, and the graphic images are there only for shock value most of the time. But hey, at least the trippy sequences are cool; they reminded me of the Panos Cosmatos 'Cabinet of Curiosities' episode.

Also, the upper-class critique theme is oversaturated by now. We've had no shortage of these films or series in the last couple of years, and lots of them have been notably superficial. 'Infinity Pool' offers a no conventional take on the subject — although the representation of the locals as bloodthirsty individuals in rags is up to debate — but it gets underdeveloped when the writer/director starts to follow another thread, which is another problem the movie has; many ideas feel undercooked. Either way, I hope Cronenberg continues to explore the darkest and sickest corners of the human condition, but more in a 'Possessor' kind of way.… Expand

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MarkHReviews

Feb 15, 2023

Alexander Skarsgård is one of the more courageous actors working today. He’s been willing to portray unappealing characters and to take big risks with the roles he’s played. Recently, he’s been an abusive husband in TV’s “Big Little Lies,” an amoral tech CEO (I know, redundant, right?) onAlexander Skarsgård is one of the more courageous actors working today. He’s been willing to portray unappealing characters and to take big risks with the roles he’s played. Recently, he’s been an abusive husband in TV’s “Big Little Lies,” an amoral tech CEO (I know, redundant, right?) on “Succession” and a Viking prince with anger management issues in the film “The Northman.” His role here may be his most challenging to date.

In Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool,” James (Skarsgård) and his wife are vacationing at La Tolqa, a fictional beachfront resort. After publishing a single, poorly-received book six years ago, James is seeking inspiration. The couple encounters Gabi (Mia Goth) and Alban, who invite them on a trip outside the compound, even though it’s strictly forbidden. Driving back drunk, James hits and kills a local resident. He’s arrested and taken by the police to a sober, concrete, Soviet-style police station where he’s presented with a choice. He can be executed for his capital crime. Or, for a hefty fee, he can be cloned and have his double die in his place. After that, the movie gets weird.

As with his first film “Possessor,” Cronenberg demonstrates his skill as a provocateur. The opening visual, where the camera rotates 360 degrees, informs us early that what’s to come will be disorienting. People wear grotesque masks. They engage in orgies, although they’re more psychedelic than explicit. This is a film that’s disturbing, bewildering, upsetting and disgusting but also thought-provoking.

What works here is the acting. Skarsgård shows his versatility as James (and one or two of his clones). After starring in this year’s “Pearl” and “X,” Mia Goth uses this project to solidify her status as the latest scream queen. She’s particularly skillful at compellingly portraying unhinged maniacs.

What doesn’t occur is adequate development of the many themes Cronenberg addresses in the film. He clearly disdains the entitlement of rich Western travelers who inflict themselves on some of the world’s poorest but most beautiful countries. But his critique of privilege is neither as well-focused nor as insightful as what we’ve already seen in “Parasite,” “The Menu” or even “Glass Onion.” He swings and misses when given the opportunity to address the nature of humanness in the context of clones. Where he connects most powerfully is when he proposes that humans will sink to their worst instincts and impulses when placed in a world where their actions have no consequences.

In 1996’s “Crash,” Writer/Director David Cronenberg, Brandon’s father, explored a subculture of people physically disfigured in car crashes. In “Infinity Pool,” Brandon Cronenberg is clearly interested in exploring a less obvious disfigurement: events that warp the psyche and damage if not obliterate the soul.… Expand

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Voodoo123

Apr 28, 2023

This moody and sadistic movie attempts to provoke with violent imagery. Sadly the logic of the characters and world is such that I never felt any real connection to the material at all. Overall it felt like very expensive empty space to bare witness to.

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Gabriellucky

Feb 15, 2023

Tava animado para assistir o filme por causa da Mia Goth mas como esses filmes "cults" só estreiam no Brasil quase um ano depois do lançamento nos EUA tive que assistir no pirata mesmo, e meu Deus que decepção filme chato da po*** .

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