My first watch-through
of the film; I just enjoyed it for what it is, an action-packed thriller with a great
concept! And I would recommend this film to most Sci-Fi fans as well as most action
fans alike!
"Infinite" has a great director- Antoine
Fuqua, who has directed such movies as Training Day,
with Denzel Washington and Shooter, which also starred Mark
Wahlberg. He is known for his great action-packed films and has worked with
top-notch actors from the beginning.
The film starts with Mark Wahlberg character explaining the Infinite's to us and
the factions within; The Nihilist and the Believers, the Believers, feel they are blessed,
and want only to work towards the betterment of mankind. The Nihilist on the other hand
believe it is a curse and want it all to end!
Synopsis
We start
with Wahlberg character, Evan McCauley, having issues making end meet,
its hard to seek employment when you are diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of
14. This so happens to be around the time, most Infinite's get full recognition of all
their past lives, but McCauley's schizophrenia is not what it seems, they are really visions
and flashes of knowledge from his past lives.
The antagonist is Bathurst, played by the fantastic Chiwetel Ejiofor, who does a great
job as the villain of the movie. Though most Infinites get full recognition by puberty, he
has full recognition within the womb.
Due to this fact, he is the leader of the Nihilists and wants it all to end. He explains
that his brain in the womb, for months, eats at itself, he is trapped with full recognition
of his past lives and cannot escape.
Bathurst comes across Evan (Mark Wahlberg) character and realizes
he is blocked from remembering his past lives. So Bathurst tries jarring his memories, with
some panic inducing tactics, but to no avail. Bathurst will try just about anything to get
to Evans memories because, Evan knowledge is the key Bathurst needs to achieve his
goals!
Meanwhile, The lead female role, played by the lovely (Sophie Cookson),
who plays Nora, is trying to help Evan remember his past lives, so Bathurst won't get the
knowledge first! - Continued below
( Picture Credits )
Picture Caption “Infinite” (Credits Pictured: Mark
Wahlberg as Evan McCauley and Sophie Cookson as Nora of the Paramount+ original movie
INFINITE. Photo Cr: Peter Mountain ©2021 Paramount+, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
It turns out
,Evan and Bathurst are some of the oldest, of the Infinite's, living for thousands of
lifetimes, and use to be good friends; Before Bathurst went to the dark side
albeit.
Evan's character was known in his past life as Treadway; Treadway is played by actor
Dylan O'Brien ( Love and Monsters , Teen Wolf ,and many other films) And he holds a secret
that could annihilate mankind.
After many futile attempts by Nora (Sophia Cookson) character and
Bathurst (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to reawaken Evans memories, their only, and
seemingly last hope lies with one of the more eccentric and rouge Infinite's; who's name is
Artisan, played by actor (Jason Mantzoukas) His
solution, (if you can call it that) to restore Evans memories is to kill him.
I cant say much more about the facts of the movie without giving away spoilers. I can,
however, voice my opinion; It was a good movie, period... Sure, you can nitpick, every
scene, "he did that, she did this". but cant we just enjoy the movie for what it is A
MOVIE!; Its something to help us escape our worries of daily life, and go on a little action
adventure; Joyride.
With all the stressful world events unfolding around us, can't we just enjoy something
without tearing it apart? I know I can! - Continued below.
PICTURED: SOPHIE
COOKSON AS NORA OF THE PARAMOUNT+ ORIGINAL MOVIE INFINITE. PHOTO CR: PETER MOUNTAIN
©2021 PARAMOUNT+, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The Pros
1.Fantastic Director
2.Good Cast
3.Great Concept ( remembering our past lives )
4.Good Cinematography and visuals
5.Good Soundtrack
The Cons
1.I wish they would have dug a bit more profoundly
into the past lives of Treadway and Bathurst.
2.Some action sequences were a bit over the top.
3.Death and reincarnation age timeline for some
characters seemed a bit off.
4. A motorcycle jump scene, I thought, impossible!
I observed none of these things my first viewing.
Ok, maybe the
motorcycle jump scene, but other
than that, I just sat back and enjoyed the
film.
The final notes:
The Pros most definitely outweigh the Cons
and even then, the
Cons are not that bad
of strikes against it.
I would recommend this film to action buffs and
Sci-Fi fans; it is a fun ride
and the film being PG-13,
is suitable for most of the family.
After watching the film a couple times, I realized
I had become slightly vested in
the characters and
would like to see more adventures of Treadway
and the
Infinite's, and as the film ends, you will
understand what I mean.
I give this movie 3-3/4 Stars out of 5
Pictured: coverage of the Paramount+ original movie INFINITE. Photo Cr: ©2021 Paramount+, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Pictured: Sophie Cookson as Nora of the Paramount+ original movie INFINITE. Photo Cr: Peter Mountain ©2021 Paramount+, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
(Studio
Credits)
Based on the book by D. Eric Maikranz- The Reincarnationist Papers,
INFINITE is, with a screen story by Todd Stein, screenplay by Ian Shorr, and produced by
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, Mark Huffam, John Zaozirny, Mark Wahlberg, and
Stephen Levinson.
Executive Producers are Antoine Fuqua, Rafi Crohn, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, and
Valerii An.
AVAILABILITY:
Available to Stream Thursday, June 10, exclusively on Paramount+.
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STARRING:
Mark Wahlberg
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Sophie Cookson
Jason Mantzoukas
Rupert Friend
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Liz Carr
Kae Alexander
Wallis Day
Toby Jones
Dylan O'Brien
DIRECTED BY:
Antoine Fuqua
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
PRODUCED BY:
Antoine Fuqua
Rafi Crohn
Brian Oliver
Bradley J. Discher
Valerii An
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Mark Vahradian;
Mark Huffam
John Zaozirny
Mark Wahlberg
Stephen Levinson
SCREEN STORY BY:
SCREENPLAY BY:
Todd Stein
Ian Shorr
Story-based on the Book
"The Reincarnationist Papers" written by D. Eric Maikranz Rated:
PG-13, for sequences of intense violence, some bloody images, strong language, and brief
drug use
Run Time: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Bill Petros Has been a contributor for Network World News from 2010, when we were just a
local blog outlet. He has a degree in Journalism he has been blogging for more than a two
decades. His latest passion, reviewing movies. We look forward to seeing more from Bill and
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