Sorry, folks, but it looks like most of us won't be able to enjoy the latest and the greatest from 'Marky Mark' Wahlberg who certainly has made a splash in the realm of genre projects with his work aboard the greater Transformers franchise. He's headlining a little something-something called Infinite from director Antoine Fuqua, one of the more competent action/drama directors in that field these days. I caught the preview for the release (apparently it's been shuffled around from release date to release date thanks to the never-ending COVID pandemic) but now is firmed up for June 10, 2021 (per IMDB.com) on the Paramount+ (certainly a less popular streaming venue based off of audience numbers I've read).
For what it's worth, the plot looks a bit reminiscent of Highlander (1986) with the exception of there being only one. (Infinite looks to involve an entire society of immortals.) Never been that big of fan of the Wahlberger, but he's an interesting choice here. Neither the scriptwriter nor the screen story adapter have records all that impressive, and the reviews for the book (from author D. Eric Maikranz) upon which all of this is based are somewhat mixed, though leaning positive for fans of genre properties. Who knows? Maybe this is a winner, but the fact that it's dropping behind a pay wall always makes me a bit skeptical. That's just how I am. But -- as always -- I wish the project well ... I just wish I had a way to view it that didn't cost me more than the price of a movie ticket and a bucket of popcorn. I'm old fashioned, and I like my flicks up on the silver screen.
Still, Fuqua's work has always been reliable, and the film boasts an incredibly impressive cast -- Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jason Mantzoukas, and Wallis Day -- so let's give this one an enthusiastic welcome, all of those who can.
Trailer is below, so check it out as you're interested.
For what it's worth, the plot looks a bit reminiscent of Highlander (1986) with the exception of there being only one. (Infinite looks to involve an entire society of immortals.) Never been that big of fan of the Wahlberger, but he's an interesting choice here. Neither the scriptwriter nor the screen story adapter have records all that impressive, and the reviews for the book (from author D. Eric Maikranz) upon which all of this is based are somewhat mixed, though leaning positive for fans of genre properties. Who knows? Maybe this is a winner, but the fact that it's dropping behind a pay wall always makes me a bit skeptical. That's just how I am. But -- as always -- I wish the project well ... I just wish I had a way to view it that didn't cost me more than the price of a movie ticket and a bucket of popcorn. I'm old fashioned, and I like my flicks up on the silver screen.
Still, Fuqua's work has always been reliable, and the film boasts an incredibly impressive cast -- Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jason Mantzoukas, and Wallis Day -- so let's give this one an enthusiastic welcome, all of those who can.
Trailer is below, so check it out as you're interested.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
-- EZ
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