Review of Infinite (2021) by Dharma — 11 Jun 2021

When I saw the trailer of this flick, I was taken aback: wow...it looked so glossy and high budgeted. What luck that I can watch this at the comfort of my home. I was anticipating it until I really watched this and lo and behold.

...we then know why this film was dumped on the streaming service. Let's face it., all of these movie stars coveted a franchise picture like Mission Impossible and the Fast Series. Wahlberg seems to expect this to be his.

..and recruited the very dependable Fuqua to helm it. Both talented personnel seemed to be a miss for this project. Fuqua is a brilliant action director, but he is more of the gritty type. This sort of high octane, 'Superhero' type of action is not his forte.

Set pieces were brilliantly staged but looked CGI-ed to death. Mark Wahlberg? Between his deadpan delivery and 'Boston tough guy' persona, he felt utterly unconvincing as this character. Many have undermined Keanu Reeve's ability to fit into these projects with ease, but he somehow elevated films such as the Matrix into these iconic pictures.

In short, Infinite....another mixed bag blockbuster released during this pandemic year...dumped unceremoniously on a streaming service. If you are looking for a better iteration of this, watch the Old Guard on Netflix instead.