When director Brad Furman isn't focusing on huge closeups (which seems to be an awful lot of the time), he's focusing on all the wrong details.
– Matthew Lickona,
San Diego Reader,
14 Jul 2016
fresh:
On its own limited terms, The Infiltrator, like its hero, delivers the goods.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Jul 2016
fresh:
This is a summer movie for grownups, the kind that reminds you how gratifying it can be to sit down uninterrupted and watch actors work on the big screen.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME Magazine,
21 Jul 2016
rotten:
There aren't enough adrenalin moments to supercharge a film that gets bogged down in exposition.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
11 Aug 2016
fresh:
The best thing you can say about The Infiltrator is that Cranston and company are entirely persuasive in a film that doesn't make the best use of their stellar efforts.