The Infiltrator

Name: The Infiltrator
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: July 13, 2016
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Amy Ryan, Benjamin Bratt, Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo

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Broad Green Pictures | Release Date: July 13, 2016 | R

Starring: Amy Ryan, Benjamin Bratt, Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gilgun, Juliet Aubrey, Rubén Ochandiano, Simón Andreu

Summary: Based on a true story, Federal agent Robert "Bob" Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu (John Leguizamo) and rookie agent posing asBased on a true story, Federal agent Robert "Bob" Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu (John Leguizamo) and rookie agent posing as his fiancé Kathy Ertz (Diane Kruger), Mazur befriends Escobar's top lieutenant Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt). Navigating a vicious criminal network in which the slightest slip-up could cost him his life, Mazur risks it all building a case that leads to indictments of 85 drug lords and the corrupt bankers who cleaned their dirty money, along with the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, one of the largest money-laundering banks in the world.… Expand

Director: Brad Furman

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 127 min

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Richard Roeper

Jul 12, 2016

The Infiltrator is a great-looking, well-paced, wickedly funny and seriously tense thriller, bolstered by an ensemble cast as good as I’ve seen in any film this year. Read full review

Steve Persall

Jul 12, 2016

The Infiltrator is an evocative crime drama, anchored by Cranston's gift for playing internal conflict with wordless expression and that deep, clinched voice. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Jul 13, 2016

This isn’t "Miami Vice." In fact, the intent (perhaps intentional) is for the gritty, noir-tinged The Infiltrator to tilt in the opposite direction. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jul 12, 2016

A stylish and well-acted espionage thriller, The Infiltrator is also naggingly familiar. Read full review

Steven Rea

Jul 13, 2016

As solid as Cranston, Leguizamo, Kruger, Bratt, and all the rest are, the built-in constraints of the movie format don't do their real-life counterparts full justice. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Jul 14, 2016

The Infiltrator works best when it owns its Miami Vice–esque sizzle: Composer Chris Hajian breaks out the percolating Jan Hammer synthesizers, and the ’80s decadence wafts offscreen like a stink. Read full review

Elise Nakhnikian

Jul 11, 2016

Its clunky incidents of exposition leave us with no real understanding of what anyone is thinking or feeling. Read full review

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yezo

Sep 3, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I actually really enjoy the movie. The tension is great. You could almost feel the insecure feeling and uncertainty from the character that they might die in the next second. Great movie.… Expand

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Ralfbergs

Dec 25, 2016

A really good movie, Bryan Cranston's acting is really good as usual and the whole plot, which is based on real events, makes the story more interesting.

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Rebecca31

Sep 16, 2016

Undercover cops, money laundering, Pablo Escobar and based on a true story. Starring the fantastic Bryan Cranston, giving a flawless performance as always. This was really great, solid well told story, although it's a little dragged out it will have you on the edge of your seat the entire time.

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netflic

Aug 1, 2016

This movie is based on real facts and autobiography of Bob Mazur, a special agent who worked undercover and managed to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drugs and money-laundering empire in 1980-es.

Bob Mazur’s work led to a fall of a few international banks, BCCI (or Bank of Credit and CommerceThis movie is based on real facts and autobiography of Bob Mazur, a special agent who worked undercover and managed to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drugs and money-laundering empire in 1980-es.

Bob Mazur’s work led to a fall of a few international banks, BCCI (or Bank of Credit and Commerce International) being the biggest one, and an arrest of over 100 drug traffickers and money launderers.

Besides the interesting story, the movie is done quite professionally, it is intense, it has an excellent casting, and performances across the board deserve praise.… Expand

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MrMovieBuff

Oct 19, 2016

'The Infiltrator' may not be the most exciting film in 2016, but thanks to the strong performance by Bryan Cranston and the excellent chemistry added by Diane Kruger... 'The Infiltrator' works better than it should on its own merit.

Set in the 1980s, we see special agent Robert Mazur'The Infiltrator' may not be the most exciting film in 2016, but thanks to the strong performance by Bryan Cranston and the excellent chemistry added by Diane Kruger... 'The Infiltrator' works better than it should on its own merit.

Set in the 1980s, we see special agent Robert Mazur (Bryan Cranston) of the U.S. Customs Service going undercover using the name "Bob Musella" as a drug dealer for the drug lords making tons of money from the dodgy business. He needs to go undercover with a fake marriage, so they bring in Kathy Ertz (Diane Kruger) to play his fake future wife. She also tries to crack down the drug lords and attempts to let them reveal information about themselves.

The money laundering is headed by Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt), whom Mazur tries to get close with and tries to get information out of.

'The Infiltrator', at 2 hours and 7 minutes, can have some pacing issues here and there, and the ending is a little rushed to the point where everything seems resolved quicker than expected... but there is no denying the terrific performances by the lead cast. The direction by Brad Furman is also tremendous, if at times, when the pacing is a little off.

Other than this, this is worth seeing if you're interested in the subject matter... it's a film that deserves whatever attention it can get.… Expand

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Compi24

Nov 19, 2018

It may have certain aspects of its narrative embellished for effect, and it may also feature a host of cliches and elements that you've seen in other undercover/crime/drug films, but by and large "The Infiltrator" was never boring. It's shot, paced, and directed in a terrifically engagingIt may have certain aspects of its narrative embellished for effect, and it may also feature a host of cliches and elements that you've seen in other undercover/crime/drug films, but by and large "The Infiltrator" was never boring. It's shot, paced, and directed in a terrifically engaging way, featuring all-star performances from its great cast. And, though the exaggerated/fallacious scenes may threaten the film's integrity as a retelling of the biographical subject's actual life, the scenes the filmmakers decided to jazz up at least made for some of the film's more memorable moments. Again, it's not perfect, and -- if I'm being honest -- probably not for everybody. But I enjoyed the ride overall.… Expand

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yosemite

Dec 16, 2016

What a waste of a good story. Terrible directing, bad cutting and confusing. No background on the characters, no character development. Would not recommend it

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