On the surface, Lionsgate's Confidential Informant looks like it has all the potential to be the sleeper hit of the summer. Sold as a gritty crime thriller starring Mel Gibson, Dominic Purcell, Nick Stahl, and Kate Bosworth, it has the necessary stars and genre intrigue to be something special. Unfortunately, the film handcuffs itself to its worst habits and never fulfills its promise.
Directed and written by Michael Oblowitz, Michael Kaycheck, and Brooke Nasser, Confidential Informant follows two narcotics detectives Tom Moran (Purcell) and Michael Thornton (Stahl). After Moran receives troubling news about his declining health, he and Thornton -- along with their informant Carlos (Erik Valdez) -- hatch a scheme to ensure Moran's wife, Anna (Bosworth), and son collect benefits and are looked after. It might look like a foolproof plan, but it doesn't go off exactly as they anticipate, and many people are left with questions about what really happened.
Directed and written by Michael Oblowitz, Michael Kaycheck, and Brooke Nasser, Confidential Informant follows two narcotics detectives Tom Moran (Purcell) and Michael Thornton (Stahl). After Moran receives troubling news about his declining health, he and Thornton -- along with their informant Carlos (Erik Valdez) -- hatch a scheme to ensure Moran's wife, Anna (Bosworth), and son collect benefits and are looked after. It might look like a foolproof plan, but it doesn't go off exactly as they anticipate, and many people are left with questions about what really happened.
- 6/27/2023
- by Sergio Pereira
- CBR
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