Infamous (2006)

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Oct 14 7:54

''So you think your book is worth a human life?'' While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote (Jones) develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. Toby Jones: Truman Capote Douglas McGrath, the Director of Infamous feels the need to grace us with this insight into Truman Capote's point of life just before and during the creation of his controversial book ''In Cold Blood''. I have yet to see the seemingly appearing superior Capote featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, but Infamous despite having a star lit cast didn't quite have a cutting edge. Granted it has it's moments, dry humour mixed with that lacy sarcasm that Capote always possessed. It has characters talking in a like documentary interview style which sometimes a...Read more

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 1 year, 10 months ago at Jan 20 9:25

At times 'Infamous' came over a little cheezie, almost as if it was parodying Bennett Miller's 'Capote'.I did enjoy Toby Jones' portrayal of the In Cold Blood author as much as Phillip Seymour Hoffman', though.


Rating : 6/10