A clench-jawed movie about a decent guy who's been forced to infiltrate a gang, then maneuvered into an even deadlier masquerade, Andrea Di Stefano's The Informer is a solid crime flick whose heart rate never rises to a point commensurate with the many layers of danger its eponymous protagonist faces.
Led by Joel Kinnaman, whose career in English-language movies still hasn't produced a vehicle as suitable as Sweden's Easy Money series, Di Stefano's follow-up to Escobar: Paradise Lost boasts a surprising level of supporting-cast talent but doesn't make the most of them.
Kinnaman plays Pete, an ex-con whose moral status remains somewhat unresolved. He may not really have deserved to be sent to prison, which would mean the FBI is exploiting.
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