Film Preview: Imperium (2016)

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(July 10, 2016) Original

Release Date:

August 19, 2016

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Nate Foster (Daniel Radcliffe), a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical right-wing terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events, IMPERIUM stars Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, with Nestor Carbonell, Burn Gorman and Sam Trammell.”

Poster Rating: C-

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Review: With a title like Imperium, you expect the design to be a bit more detailed and defining. However, I guess if you are trying to sell your film on a skinheaded Daniel Radcliffe, you have this option and a lot of others that would have been much better.

Trailer Rating: B

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Review: There’s a lot of richness still to be had in exploring race relations in America; however, this film seems to have forgotten that white people aren’t the only ones interested in putting down white supremacists. Even so, the trailer at least creates the potential for a movie of uncommon importance.

Oscar Prospects:

Could this be Daniel Radcliffe’s play at an Oscar nomination? Possibly, but the subject matter might be difficult for many Academy members to watch and recognize even if it is essentially anti-hate.