Review of The Infiltrator (2016) by Skeptic303 — 27 Sep 2016

The Infiltrator boasted great acting from Bryan Cranston, but that doesn't mean it didn't suffer from a series of shortcomings. Like many based-on-a-true-story movies, the conflict was always more engaging than the characters, who are mainly cardboard cut-outs. For many who have seen this type of premise, it is also predictable for the most part. When conversations happened, it was telling that the script wasn't a focus, as the acting sold the lines of dialogue much better than the script could.

The last half is definitely the best thing to watch in this 130 minute movie that could have shorter in the first act. Perhaps the only thing that sold this movie to me was Bryan Cranston and the scenario at hand. Everything else was primarily a letdown, and I can only grant this movie a seal of mediocrity at best. Personally, I was expecting more from the characters.