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Infamous (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 132 Fresh: 92  Rotten:40 Average Rating: 6.7/10
 
Consensus: Despite coming after Capote, Infamous holds its own. Though comparisons with last year's Capote may be inevitable, Infamous takes a different angle in its depiction of the author, and stands up well enough on its own. more
 
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Theatrical Release: 19-01-2007
Synopsis:
Hollywood studios are notorious for liberally borrowing ideas from each other, with the resulting clutch of similarly-themed films often bewildering the public as they try to decide which movie to go and see. In 2005 Bennett Miller directed CAPOTE, an Oscar-winning dramatization of... [More]
Hollywood studios are notorious for liberally borrowing ideas from each other, with the resulting clutch of similarly-themed films often bewildering the public as they try to decide which movie to go and see. In 2005 Bennett Miller directed CAPOTE, an Oscar-winning dramatization of Truman Capote's traumatic experiences writing the celebrated novel IN COLD BLOOD. In 2006 Douglas McGrath (COMPANY MAN) directed INFAMOUS, a movie that follows exactly the same premise. Although it's difficult to see why such a story would need to be immortalized in celluloid for a second time, McGrath does throw in a few tricks to help separate the two films. Talking head interviews with some of Capote's contemporaries, such as Gore Vidal and Babe Paley, are used, and the movie has a lighter--almost comedic at times--feel to it than Miller's movie. The basic premise of INFAMOUS is exactly the same as that of CAPOTE, so we witness Toby Jones's Capote traveling from New York to Kansas, settling into the town, interviewing the murderers, and developing an obsession with one of them--Perry Smith (Daniel Craig). Despite the similarities, salvation can be found in the performance of Jones, who lights up the screen with a performance that closely rivals Philip Seymour Hoffman's turn as the infamous author. Other notable appearances come from Sandra Bullock, who just about manages to nail Harper Lee; Sigourney Weaver and Isabella Rossellini, who both camp up their roles as socialites; Jeff Daniels as the detective who befriends Capote; and Gwyneth Paltrow, who makes a brief appearance as the singer Peggy Lee. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver

Director: Douglas McGrath
Producer: Jocelyn Hayes, Sidney Kimmel, Christine Vachon, Anne Walker-McBay
Composer: Rachel Portman

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 2, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Douglas McGrath - Director
  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

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01/20/07 05:16 AM
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On its own terms, this is an elegant, stimulating homage to a singular talent. Compared to Capote, though, it can’t help but feel wanting.

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01/15/07 06:55 AM
Neil Smith
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A strange one this - Capote is a superior picture but Toby Jones is the superior Capote.

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01/15/07 06:13 AM
Richard Luck
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Nicely tense and intriguing, packed with fine performances.

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01/15/07 01:25 AM
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]
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While less beguiling than Capote, Infamous remains a soulful and searching portrayal of the writer, carried with immense charm and vivacity by its leading man.

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01/04/07 06:29 AM
Will Lawrence
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Tugs at the heartstrings, chills to the bone.

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12/30/06 05:41 AM
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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All that was painted grey in Capote becomes black-and-white here.

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10/30/06 03:17 AM
Dave Calhoun
Time Out
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Impressively made, brilliantly acted and superbly written, this covers the same ground as Capote but comes at the story from a slightly different angle.

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10/28/06 03:41 AM
Matthew Turner
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A bristly, jazzy tone and a perceptive script that plays on the characters' flamboyance.

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10/14/06 03:41 AM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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Una aproximación más bien superficial y declamatoria a Truman Capote y su investigación previa a A Sangre Fría. En comparación, la versión de 2005 sale mucho mejor parada.

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12/29/07 05:16 PM
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
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Revela-se não somente desonesto, como decepcionantemente repulsivo.

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06/01/07 03:11 AM
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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"About cold blooded media seduction, and an ironic reflection of how class differences in this country seal the opposing fates of individuals."

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04/21/07 03:53 PM
Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio
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The triad of performances by Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock and Daniel Craig keep it on its feet, but after a certain point it's stumbling aimlessly.

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03/15/07 12:45 PM
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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For this film, it's the little pleasures---such as scenes of Capote writing and pages from legal pads stacked in rows---rather than the overall feeling and being engaged by it the entire time, which is a bit hard to do.

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03/02/07 03:23 PM
Rory L. Aronsky
Film Threat
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Often confronts a far-from-light subject, but its glamorous characters and occasional levity are fun.

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03/01/07 03:36 AM
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
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Suffers from the recent and lingering memory of the superior Capote.

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02/21/07 05:26 PM
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies
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...more direct, perhaps more revealing, and certainly more graphic than the earlier Capote film.

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02/07/07 12:04 PM
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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[Toby Jones] perfectly captured the voice, the mannerisms and the presence of the author in a richer and deeper manner than I felt Hoffman had in CAPOTE.

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