After a cigar-chomping intro, Bratt manages to create a character who is both regal and relatable, and the wisecracking Emir Abreu (John Leguizamo) convincingly struggles with the question of whether he’s doing the right thing. The Infiltrator is directed by Brad Furman and was released on Jul 13th, 2016. There's nothing original about this story or especially stimulating about this film. As Mazur, Cranston is the platonic ideal for this character—an actor who plays out his internal process with scaling intensity and mounting body language. 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. There's no real doubt that goodie-goodie Cranston will do the right thing in the end.But that doesn't make The Infiltrator a bad movie. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu (John Leguizamo) and rookie agent posing as. Cranston and the rest of the cast do. It all comes together quite nicely.And then it stays there. What a waste of a good story. 24 of 43 people found this review helpful. 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Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act. Despite the failures of its script, The Infiltrator develops a fizzy watchability after its slack first third, especially as Mazur falls deeper and deeper into the inner circle of these charismatic criminals. The victors write the history, and all that.Director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) tries to spice things up with a dusting of sexual tension between Mazur and his cover girl (will they or won't they? Watch all of this week's new film trailers, including new looks at Star... Music title data, credits, and images provided by, Movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by. If anything, it makes a life of crime look gloriously entertaining, aside from the occasional brutal murder that happens in your presence. Use the HTML below. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Said friendships feel too forced and phony, and Bratt's genteel drug lord character strains credibility -- he's just too polite and wholesome and nice. He’s a witness to repeated acts of brutality—overzealous cronies get offed for getting too high during business deals—or invited to soirees that move from drunken to psychopathic in split seconds. No background on the characters, no character development. Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. You could almost feel the insecure feeling and uncertainty from the character that they might die in the next second. An exciting mix of new films are now available to watch on demand. 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. 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