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On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics.<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web |title= The Informer (2020) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_informer_2020 |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate= 30 August 2019 }}</ref>
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics.<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web |title= The Informer (2020) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_informer_2020 |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate= 30 August 2019 }}</ref>


Peter Bradshaw of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gives the film 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote: "It might have made better sense as an episodic drama on television but it is brash and watchable, its world reeking with cynicism and fear."
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Tim Robey of [[Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] gave the film 4/5 stars, and wrote: "The Informer is one of the year's more pleasant genre surprises: a clenched fist of a crime thriller in the mode of The Departed or The Town, in which every element is just a notch smarter than you'd expect."<ref name="Robey">{{cite web |date= August 29, 2019 |last1= Robey |first1= Tim |title= The Informer review: Joel Kinnaman stars in a sharp, cunning crime thriller |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/informer-review-joel-kinnaman-stars-sharp-cunning-crime-thriller/ |website= The Telegraph }}</ref>
<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |date=28 August 2019 |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |author-link= |title=The Informer review – gripping tale of brawn and bloodshed behind bars |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/28/the-informer-review |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url= |archive-date= }}</ref>
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Tim Robey of [[Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] gave the film 4/5 stars, and wrote: "The Informer is one of the year's more pleasant genre surprises: a clenched fist of a crime thriller in the mode of The Departed or The Town, in which every element is just a notch smarter than you'd expect."<ref name="Robey">{{cite web |date= August 29, 2019 |last1= Robey |first1= Tim |title= The Informer review: Joel Kinnaman stars in a sharp, cunning crime thriller |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/informer-review-joel-kinnaman-stars-sharp-cunning-crime-thriller/ |website= The Telegraph }}{{Registration required}}</ref>


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Revision as of 13:07, 31 August 2019

The Informer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrea Di Stefano
Screenplay by
  • Matt Cook
  • Andrea Di Stefano
  • Rowan Joffe
Produced by
  • Basil Iwanyk
  • Erica Lee
  • Mark Lane
  • Robert Jones
  • James Harris
  • Wayne Marc Godfrey
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Katz
Edited byJob ter Burg
Music byBrooke Blair
Will Blair
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • August 30, 2019 (2019-08-30) (United Kingdom)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Informer is a 2019 British crime thriller film directed by Andrea Di Stefano and written by Matt Cook, based on the novel Three Seconds by Roslund/Hellström. It stars Joel Kinnaman as the title character, alongside Rosamund Pike, Common, Ana de Armas, and Clive Owen.

The film was released on August 30, 2019 in the United Kingdom by Warner Bros. and is due to be be released on January 10, 2020 in the United States by Aviron Pictures.

Plot

Pete Koslow, a reformed criminal and former special operations soldier, is working undercover for crooked FBI handlers to infiltrate the Polish mob's drug trade in New York. In a final step toward freedom, Koslow must return to the one place he's fought so hard to leave, Bale Hill Prison, where his mission becomes a race against time when a drug deal goes wrong and threatens to identify him as a mole.

Cast

Production

The film adaptation of Three Seconds was announced at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.[1][2]

Release

In September 2017, Aviron Pictures acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, while Warner Bros. handled british distribution rights to the film.[3][4] It is scheduled to be released on January 10, 2020, in the United States, it was originally scheduled to be released on March 22 and August 16, 2019.[5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics.[6]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gives the film 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote: "It might have made better sense as an episodic drama on television but it is brash and watchable, its world reeking with cynicism and fear." [7] Tim Robey of The Telegraph gave the film 4/5 stars, and wrote: "The Informer is one of the year's more pleasant genre surprises: a clenched fist of a crime thriller in the mode of The Departed or The Town, in which every element is just a notch smarter than you'd expect."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Cannes: Clive Owen, Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman and Common Join 'Three Seconds'". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ Lodderhose, Diana. "Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common & Clive Owen Head To 'Three Seconds'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ "TIFF: Rosamund Pike Thriller 'Three Seconds' Goes to Aviron in North America". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (5 September 2017). "Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman, Clive Owen Thriller 'Three Seconds' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ "The Informer". Aviron Pictures. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. ^ "The Informer (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (28 August 2019). "The Informer review – gripping tale of brawn and bloodshed behind bars". The Guardian.
  8. ^ Robey, Tim (29 August 2019). "The Informer review: Joel Kinnaman stars in a sharp, cunning crime thriller". The Telegraph.(registration required)

External links

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