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Follow the money. That\u2019s easier said than done. Especially in Florida in 1986 as Pablo Escobar\u2019s Medellin drug cartel is pouring tons of cocaine into the U.S. and figuring out a way to launder billions of dollars.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when former IRS agent and now U.S. Customs agent Bob Mazur went undercover to follow the money trail rather than bust the drugs that could easily be replaced. His story now is a fine, taut thriller called \u201cThe Infiltrator,\u201d based on his 2009 memoir. In the end, Mazur\u2019s work led to the arrest of 85 drug lords and the destruction of one of the biggest banks in the world \u2013 Bank of Credit and Commerce International.<\/p>\n
Deftly directed by Brad Furman off a great script from his mother, Ellen Brown Furman, the movie also boasts an excellent cast and some fine performances \u2013 chief among them being Bryan Cranston as Mazur, as well as his undercover, high-flying, money-laundering alter-ego Bob Musella. Cranston has to play a quiet family man working for the government with a wife and kids as well as the slick Musella and he pulls off the tightrope walk to perfection.<\/p>\n
As his accomplice is the perfectly cast John Leguizamo \u2013 great as always \u2013 and newcomer Diane Kruger in a stunning turn as the undercover agent that poses as Cranston\u2019s fianc\u00e9e. Benjamin Bratt also excels as the man closest to Escobar that Cranston seduces to get the bust.<\/p>\n
Throughout the film, the danger of working undercover as well as the sheer audacity of being in such a dangerous position is compellingly wrought. The action never wanes and the precariousness of Cranston\u2019s position will keep you on edge throughout.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Infiltrator\u201d is a fine break from the summer\u2019s other big-budget entertainments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Follow the money BY JONATHAN KANE Follow the money. That\u2019s easier said than done. Especially in Florida in 1986 as Pablo Escobar\u2019s Medellin drug cartel is pouring tons of cocaine into the U.S. and figuring out a way to launder billions of dollars. That\u2019s when former IRS agent and now U.S. Customs agent Bob Mazur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}