The Informer
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Andrea Di StefanoKamera:
Daniel KatzBesetzung:
Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common, Ana de Armas, Clive Owen, Karma Meyer, Sam Spruell, Ruth Bradley, Eugene Lipinski, Martin McCann (mehr)Streaming (6)
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Die Welt des ehrenhaft entlassenen Ex-Soldaten Pete Koslow wird eines Tages völlig auf den Kopf gestellt, denn nachdem er eigentlich nur versuchte, seine Frau zu beschützen, wird Koslow wegen Mordes verurteilt und inhaftiert. Für eine vorzeitige Entlassung geht er einen Deal mit dem FBI ein: Koslow arbeitet als Informant, um den berüchtigtsten Gangsterboss New Yorks und Kopf der polnischen Drogenmafia, den sogenannten „General“, zu Fall zu bringen. Alles ist detailliert geplant, doch als die verdeckte Operation schief läuft und ein Polizist getötet wird, lassen ihn seine Auftraggeber im Stich und Koslow steht plötzlich im Kreuzfeuer sowohl der Gangster als auch des FBI. Der einzige Weg, um aus der Sache herauszukommen: Er muss für den “General” erneut in den Knast gehen und von dort aus einen Drogendeal einfädeln. Spätestens als dieser fehlschlägt, weiß Koslow nicht mehr, wem er noch trauen kann. (Wild Bunch Germany)
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The acting is first class, led by the perfect Joel Kinnaman and the delightful Ana de Armas, but Clive Owen, Common and Rosamund Pike are also good. It's a shame that the story brings nothing new to the table and the prison is only there for 30 minutes at most, but I still had a decent time. 6.5/10.
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What I loved about The Informer was the fact that its story takes place in the gray area - the good guys are not really that good while the bad guys are not so bad, except for those who are. So, I got excellent action and even more elaborate manipulation, with a great cast. The ubiquitous Russian mafia was replaced by the Poles, which I'm sure Patryk Vega would appreciate.
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It’s good, but it could have been excellent, because it had everything needed: charismatic good guys, unassuming and appropriately sleazy bad guys, a raw prison, impressively authentic and grainy filters, down-to-earth direction; in short, everything in place for a quality street crime drama. Unfortunately, the second half slowly slides with its exaggerated inventiveness and subtlety from a gritty drama in the style of Shot Caller into a typically set (and predictable) Hollywood production with increasingly improbable situations and twists. For Di Stefano's second film, however, it's definitely decent and gives hope that other films will be similarly good, like the ones by Zahler, a specialist in crime dramas when he has the right guys and scripted finales.
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An old-school thriller about a tough guy who has to figure out how to survive in prison as a snitch who's been thrown under the bus by his bosses. Joel Kinnaman tries hard, and there are a few excellently shot and suspenseful scenes, it's just that the whole of The Informer kind of unnecessarily steamrolls forward without giving the side characters the attention they deserve and that the makers probably would have wanted. It's quite a shame, because all it would hae taken was a little and this good movie could have been a great one.
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After a long time, I finally came across a truly suspenseful crime thriller that also ran like a well-oiled machine. I slowly started to think that nobody can make something like that nowadays. European creators once again gave their overseas counterparts a run for their money. I was delighted with Joel Kinnaman, who gave an absolutely riveting performance in the lead role, which contributed, among other things, to the masterly ending of the story. (85%)
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