Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hope Davis
What starts out as the irreverent journey of the openly gay writer Truman Capote to the middle-class world of 1950's Kansas, where he goes -- with his childhood friend Harper Lee -- to research the mu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 13, 2007
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Flixster Reviews (855)
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December 13, 2008Infamous is the account of Truman Capote's research in writing the book In Cold Blood. I said Infamous, not Capote and it's Toby Jones not Philip Seymour Hoffman playing the larger than life writer.
It's amazing to watch to different takes on the same story. Whereas Capote was ...( read more) -
December 1, 2008Just as good as its more acclaimed and popular counterpart, though a lot less somber and emotional. Toby Jones looks more like the author, his performance is correct, but it pales before Philip Seymour Hoffman's.
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October 14, 2008''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
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July 13, 2008Jones gives a convincing turn as Capote but the starry supporting cast distract from the story. Craig in particular is a mistake.
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December 25, 2007This is a film that is going to be consistently overlooked because it deals with basically the exact same subject matter as the highly acclaimed Capote - they were being made around the same time but the makers of Capote were just lucky enough to get their film out first. Althoug...( read more)
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October 29, 2009An intense movie, but ultimately not my preferred choice. Since I don't know anything about Capote or his works, I can't really give a fair comment on how accurate this story is.
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July 12, 2009Less of a biopic and more of an homage. It's fine, but it doesn't even come close to the brilliance and elegance of CAPOTE.
Critic Reviews
November 6, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
October 17, 2006
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
Jones gets everything -- the gestures, the generosity, the mean streak, the bending of the ear to recitals of woe, whether across a lunch table or a prison cell. full review
October 13, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
It's a stellar cast, but you can't help but lament the bad timing. full review
October 13, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Infamous is quietly stolen by Sandra Bullock as Harper Lee. full review
October 13, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
[With Hoffman], it was easy to see Capote as someone truly extraordinary, perhaps a genius. Toby Jones... doesn't have that quality, though he does offer something almost as good: Watching him it's ea... full review
October 13, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
It's a movie that deserves to be considered not just in comparison to the excellent "Capote," but on its own merits, which are substantial. full review
October 12, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Far from vanishing in its predecessor's wake, Infamous demonstrates how a potent story can inspire distinctly different interpretations. full review
October 12, 2006
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
There is no reason to choose between Bennett Miller's Capote, which came out almost exactly a year ago, and Douglas McGrath's Infamous, which opens today... Both stand out above the biopic pack.
October 9, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Neither movie [about Capote] gives you the whole picture, but it's fun to see them both and rearrange the pieces in your head. full review
October 5, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Jones looks more like the small, impish Capote than Hoffman does -- he has the nasal whine down pat -- but his performance fails to cut as deep into the complexities of the man. Neither does the movie. full review
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