The Informer

The Informer

The life of a former special ops soldier completely changes when he goes to jail while trying to protect his wife.

The Informer Review

After getting out of prison once, Pete Koslow (Joel Kinnaman) finds himself trapped by FBI agents trying to frame a Polish drug lord. When a cop is killed during a deal gone bad, he runs the risk of getting exposed as a mole. To protect his identity and save his wife and daughter, Pete agrees to go to jail again, while the FBI promises to keep him safe. Once again, things don’t go according to plan.

Joel Kinnaman is entirely believable as a man pushed into a corner with very few options but to give in to the FBI’s demands. Kinnaman displays his acting range, as Pete Koslow turns into a desperate man fighting for survival, with no one left to trust. Pete truly loves his wife and daughter, and Kinnaman’s chemistry with Ana de Armas works to make their dynamic convincing. Rosamund Pike and Clive Owen in supporting roles don't push any new boundaries but they both round up the cast pretty well. Common puts in a strong performance as the NYPD cop trying to make sense of Pete’s role in the FBI’s elaborate plan.

Surprisingly, the exposition is delivered well as crucial details are revealed over time. However, the plot takes a while to get going. Sure, the suspense kicks up a notch once Pete is in jail, but the lead up to it may feel stretched out.Crisper editing would do the pacing a considerable favour. Additionally, it's hard not to foresee specific details; there are ample movies with similar setups and twists. The most difficult one to digest comes in the climax, which may completely change the overall opinion of the film. That aside, ‘The Informer’ is a solid, entertaining thriller with gritty action scenes that makes full use of its plot to drive the suspense, instead of Hollywood's typical big-budget blockbuster approach.

The Informer cast

Joel Kinnaman as Pete Koslow

Rosamund Pike as Wilcox

Clive Owen as Montgomery

Common as Grens

Ana de Armas as Sofia Hoffman

Joanna Kaczynska as Beata Klimek

Edwin de la Renta as Smiley Phelps

Sam Spruell as Slewitt

Aylam Orian as Andrzej Dziedzic

Karma Meyer as Anna Koslow

Mateusz Kościukiewicz as Stake

Peter Parker Mensah as Officer Franklin

Arturo Castro as Daniel Gomez

Abdul-Ahad Patel as Vermin

Directed by:-

Andrea Di Stefano

Produced by:-

Basil Iwanyk

Erica Lee

Mark Lane

Robert Jones

James Harris

Wayne Marc Godfrey

Screenplay by:-

Matt Cook

Andrea Di Stefano

Rowan Joffe

The Informer trailer

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