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The Informers (2008)
The Informers is a great film, one of the best
You know, in the way it makes you feel.
We've all felt ourselves tense up when watching Rocky punch the crap out of someone. And tear up when there's a dramatic farewell. Well films like The Informers make you feel numb as a way of experiencing the story you're watching. Then any wisp of real emotion is heightened to great significance.
There are many films I believe have the same mood as The Informers:
sex, lies and videotape
rumble fish
lost in translation
Dancer in the dark
(add more if you know any...)
The Informers was interesting because every character was a turd, in one way or another and you were meant not to like them. Plus, the ending of the film comes as a tiny subtle shock to the numb feeling you've been letting wash over you for the last hour and a half. When I tried to tell the ending to a friend of mine who hadn't seen the film, they thought it was really sick.
The film does deserve praise for the way it looks. The visuals and use of music make a believable but not garish 1980's.