Daniel Radcliffe has come along way from his magical Harry Potter days & here gives his greatest performance (best I've seen him anyway) as nerdy FBI agent Nate Foster who is recruited to go deep undercover in the scary world of white supremacists to uncover future terrorist plans.
Imperium treads similar territory to The Departed & American History X, both excellent gritty films & Imperium felt like a nice mix of them both. Daniel Radcliffe is helped on the superb acting front by the always excellent Toni Collette who plays Nates superior FBI boss that chose him for this particular mission. Nate is picked because of his smarts he's super smart & quick thinking in situations & that helps him big time when he's undercover. Nate is always the smartest guy in the room & is an excellent FBI agent but this is his first time out in the field doing real dangerous work rather than doing it behind a computer screen sat at a desk.
Radcliffe really is excellent on screen & puts his all into his performance as he's constantly on edge & has to think quickly in many nerve-wracking moments. This is basically an undercover cop thriller that deals with real American problems of Neo-Nazi terrorist attacks & the gritty approach to the film feels even more real considering this is based on a true story.
Imperium doesn't show the constant vile racist action you would expect, it's not on the scarily seething scale of say American History X, this film concentrates more on the inner workings of the White supremacists groups. What was eye opening was the fact that most of the Neo-Nazi high up leaders are actually normal type family men without skinheads!!! I say "normal" because they are hidden in plain site as they're not streets thug skinheads who you can see coming a mile off oh no these are well respected, educated & unexpected. The evil of racism reaches high & goes to places that's unexpected & Nate is right in the middle of this bizarre Whites only society.
All the performances are top notch here & the film is tightly directed & filled with tension & a terrific moody score that compliments the movie.
I totally dug Imperium & could watch it over & over.
Daniel Radcliffe was truly excellent.
Toni Collette was equally excellent.
Imperium is a moody, suspenseful thriller that keeps you on the edge throughout.
Imperium treads similar territory to The Departed & American History X, both excellent gritty films & Imperium felt like a nice mix of them both. Daniel Radcliffe is helped on the superb acting front by the always excellent Toni Collette who plays Nates superior FBI boss that chose him for this particular mission. Nate is picked because of his smarts he's super smart & quick thinking in situations & that helps him big time when he's undercover. Nate is always the smartest guy in the room & is an excellent FBI agent but this is his first time out in the field doing real dangerous work rather than doing it behind a computer screen sat at a desk.
Radcliffe really is excellent on screen & puts his all into his performance as he's constantly on edge & has to think quickly in many nerve-wracking moments. This is basically an undercover cop thriller that deals with real American problems of Neo-Nazi terrorist attacks & the gritty approach to the film feels even more real considering this is based on a true story.
Imperium doesn't show the constant vile racist action you would expect, it's not on the scarily seething scale of say American History X, this film concentrates more on the inner workings of the White supremacists groups. What was eye opening was the fact that most of the Neo-Nazi high up leaders are actually normal type family men without skinheads!!! I say "normal" because they are hidden in plain site as they're not streets thug skinheads who you can see coming a mile off oh no these are well respected, educated & unexpected. The evil of racism reaches high & goes to places that's unexpected & Nate is right in the middle of this bizarre Whites only society.
All the performances are top notch here & the film is tightly directed & filled with tension & a terrific moody score that compliments the movie.
I totally dug Imperium & could watch it over & over.
Daniel Radcliffe was truly excellent.
Toni Collette was equally excellent.
Imperium is a moody, suspenseful thriller that keeps you on the edge throughout.