The Infiltrator
2016
***
Director: Brad Furman
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez, Amy Ryan, Jason Isaacs, Joe Gilgun, Daniel Mays, Yul Vazquez
In the 1980s, U.S. Customs special agent Robert Mazur goes undercover as a corrupt businessman to uncover a money laundering operation that involves an offshore bank and the Medellín Cartel. This interesting but predictable drama shows that infiltrating a crime organisation is extremely dangerous and all-consuming business. Like Donnie Brasco, Mazur begins to enjoy the life of his undercover persona a bit too much. Ellen Brown Furman's script, which is based on Mazur's autobiography, is occasionally confusing as it attempts to juggle all the numerous underworld characters. Bryan Cranston gives a solid lead performance, though. Incidentally, the story is set in the same era as American Made, and Barry Seal is briefly mentioned on TV news.
