6.6
Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves “Infinites” come to his rescue, revealing that his memories are real.
Mark Wahlberg
Evan McCauley
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Bathurst 2020
Sophie Cookson
Nora Brightman
Jason Mantzoukas
Artisan
Rupert Friend
Bathurst 1985
Toby Jones
Porter
Dylan O'Brien
Treadway
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Kovic
Liz Carr
Garrick
Kae Alexander
Trace
Tom Hughes
Abel
Joana Ribeiro
Leona
Wallis Day
Agent Shin
Alicia Charles
Brasserie Manager
Mark Fleischmann
Brasserie Owner
Lloyd Griffith
Brasserie Chef Joe
Jack Roth
Ronny
Leon Annor
Lotto
Nabil Elouahabi
O Dog
Jumayn Hunter
Ray Ray
Melissa Neal
Shawna
Chris Gordon
C17 Pilot
Edward Wolstenholme
Interrogation Policeman
Oliver Parsons
Exterior Police Station Policeman
Giorgia Seminara
Isabella
Raffiella Chapman
Jinya
Alexandra Afryea
Park Mother
Jordan A. Nash
Park Son
Alistair Benson
Young Evan
Rob Ostlere
Evan's Father
Meghan Treadway
Evan's Mother
Edison Roman Hernandez Ruiz
Police Helicopter Pilot
Lili Rich
Beautiful Tattooed Woman
Jonny James
Mercenary
Llywelzeth Franco
Temple Boy
Abigail Atchison
Temple Girl
Gilbert Aguirre
Young Treadway
Yannus Sufandi
Young Treadway's Father
Lu Junchang
Guru
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Book
D. Eric Maikranz
Screenplay
Ian Shorr
Screenstory
Todd Stein
June 10, 2021
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I really appreciate Antoine Fuqua's career as a director. From the beloved classic Training Day to the highly entertaining The Equalizer films, Fuqua has demonstrated skillful handling of action sequences. As expected, Infinite delivers several fighting scenes and car chases, mostly riveting and quite enjoyable. The third act gets extremely over-the-top concerning the action set pieces, which are only tolerable due to a special yet underdeveloped character trait that ultimately justifies the more absurd moments. Mauro Fiore's camera work and Conrad Buff IV's editing are decent enough, but the last act features too much shaky cam and excessive cuts for my taste.
Story-wise, that's where things get tricky. Ian Shorr's screenplay boasts a genuinely interesting premise with exciting world-building to support it. However, the tiresome voice-over from Mark Wahlberg - who offers a good performance just as the rest of the cast - holds heavy exposition that's then repeated in dialogues across the movie, stretching the runtime unnecessarily. This narration rarely adds anything relevant to the story or impacts the viewer's opinion about the protagonist.
In addition to this, it's one of those films that carries tremendous storytelling potential but never reaches it. Personally, I truly find the concept intriguing, but its development doesn't leave the base of its premise. In fact, just by watching the main trailer, most of the world-building is given to the audience in those few minutes. Honestly, in better hands, this movie could have been the beginning of a new franchise with infinite - no pun intended- possibilities to make sequels, prequels, spin-offs, or even trigger the start of a TV show.
As it is, Infinite is nothing more than an inoffensively entertaining flick that could have been much, much better.
Rating: C