Review of The Infiltrator (2016) by Dawdlingpoet — 25 Nov 2021

This is a somewhat stylish film, with a heavy use of yellow tints in many scenes and it certainly has the look and feel of a relatively urban, gritty watch. I didn't feel there was a great deal to the plot though and that was its downfall, in my mind.

There is, of course, inevitably, some strong bloody violence and throughout I felt unsure of the true intentions of the main character, Robert Mazur. I struggled a bit with the sort of inherint tackiness present but I concede that its interesting in terms of observing how such a lucrative underground industry worked.

Suffice to say, if your squeamish about blood or violence then this is best avoided but as a drama based on a true story its not bad - I just felt it was missing a bit of extra substance that would have made it more engrossing.

I did feel that Bryan Cranston gave a reasonably decent performance in the main role of Robert Mazur though, particularly towards the end. If your a fan of his then its worth seeing, otherwise I wouldn't go out of your way to see it though.