Imperium

Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: August 19, 2016

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 70 Ratings

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TVJerryAug 20, 2016

Daniel Radcliffe starts as a nerdy FBI analyst, but shaves his head to go undercover in a white supremacist group. They're planning a major terrorist event and he's charged to discover the details. The concept is compelling and Radcliff'sDaniel Radcliffe starts as a nerdy FBI analyst, but shaves his head to go undercover in a white supremacist group. They're planning a major terrorist event and he's charged to discover the details. The concept is compelling and Radcliff's performance is strong. While there is dramatic momentum, the film could have used more menace. It never creates a forceful feeling of dread for his character or the circumstances. The obvious message of several cultural montages seems unnecessarily long and heavy-handed. Still, the film manages to be an involving, if somewhat tame, experience.… Expand

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LeZeeNov 23, 2016

The good, the Bad and the Ugly sides of the FBI force!

The post Harry Potter series, apart from awesome in 'Horns', Daniel Radcliffe struggled to find his character, where he fits in. I mean he tried many different ones, but I think in thisThe good, the Bad and the Ugly sides of the FBI force!

The post Harry Potter series, apart from awesome in 'Horns', Daniel Radcliffe struggled to find his character, where he fits in. I mean he tried many different ones, but I think in this he was so good. Initially I thought 'whaaaat?' Because with his physique, he did not qualify to play an FBI agent. He was like when the Captain America first came to the army recruitment. And then when the story progressed, I realised the character was designed that way. So I found it kind of fun, though the topic it was dealing, especially knowing it was inspired by the real, this is definitely an eye opener.

The first 5 minutes reveals the film's whole plot. Though the opening was the end part of some undercover operation taken by the FBI. It does not show us how it all had happened, but with a new mission, another similar kind of event follows which is what this film.

Some people call it a propaganda, but I think it was a good message film for the common people. For how misused the homeland security force. I mean they were doing their jobs, but for achieving big within the force, they take the risks which unfortunately transforms the barking dogs into the biting ones.

So basically the infiltration means, they are the one to encourage those bad guys to act, in order to get them red handed. If it was for a good cause like if they nab the real culprit, then it's okay, but the innocents should not be turned into evil and punished. Like there are no bad guys, but they make one and take into the custody. If you watch it and think about it, you would relaise what I meant.

It was a better film than I anticipated, and the performance by Daniel Radcliffe was the highlight of the film. Some newcomer directed it and decently done his job. Not a must see, but surely I force you to watch it to learn the good, the bad and the ugly sides of the FBI force.

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TryASummersaultNov 22, 2016

It was very refreshing to see Radcliffe venture into new territory in this intense undercover thriller full of solid execution. He showed that he can be very versatile and dedicated to a character.