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Infamous Reviews

2006

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1959 Manhattan was a party, and none of the glitterati glittered brighter than Truman Capote. Then he saw a story in The New York Times: "Wealthy Farmer, 3 of Family Slain," and the party ended for Capote. He plunged into the murder case that inspired his great "nonfiction novel" In Cold Blood and led him into a fevered .. Read more

Starring	Jeff Daniels, Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Isabella Rossellini
Director	Douglas McGrath
Genres	Drama

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- Writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, whilst researching for his book In Cold Blood. read more »
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  Truman Capote again
  
  ‘Infamous’ is about the American author Truman Capote and his obsession with the murder of a farming family in Kansas in 1959 which became the ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 27 Dec 2006 at 18:20
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- - 0
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  Big Seymour Hoffman fan but...
  
  .... this is much better than 'Capote'. It is a much fuller and rounded story that seems to touch you deeper, whereas 'Capote' seems cold and ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Jan 2012 at 13:24
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  Two killers - very well hung.
  
  Acting tour de force, and an interesting take on Capote's relationship with one of the killers.
  
  Did he use them, or did he really love him back, ... read more »
  
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- - Garinda
  - 11 reviews
  - UK
  - 03 Jan 2012 at 00:39
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  Paltry is as Paltrow does
  
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  Gripping and plausible (though why Gwyneth Paltrow, or the director, thought she could do Peggy Lee is a mystery). Mind you, the whole array of walk-on stars ... read more »
  
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- - asceptic
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  - Uxbridge
  - 06 Dec 2011 at 16:31
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  better than Capote
  
  Very good character study of Truman Capote and Killer Perry Smith. Much better than similar film Capote.,not just because Toby Jones is a superior actor than ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Sep 2011 at 01:58
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  Much better than Capote
  
  I watched this film one week b4 capote and enjoyed every minute of it. The whole cast and story line was incredible and the acting of toby jones as capote ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Aug 2011 at 13:09
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  Very well done indeed
  
  Excellent acting; you might not warm to the portrayal of Truman Capote but then, was he trying to be a likeable guy? I think not ... Bullock and Weaver are ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Aug 2011 at 10:57
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  Looking for something a bit different
  
  This is a great film; if you think Sandra Bullock can only do fluffy comedy then you will think again after seeing her in this.
  
  Toby Jones is ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Jun 2011 at 11:15
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  Not in cold blood
  
  I enjoyed this version of the Truman Capote story of how he wrote In Cold Blood. Toby Jones was exceptional as Capote, and the rest of the cast were perfect in ... read more »
  
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- - OscarFreak
  - 244 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Mar 2011 at 21:55
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  Don't judge a book by its cover.
  
  Unsurprisingly reviewers fall into either the “Capote” or “Infamous” camps, there doesn’t appear to be much middle ground. Having now ... read more »
  
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- - Whipster
  - 590 reviews
  - Shropshire
  - 28 Feb 2011 at 13:33
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  Compelling performances all round
  
  Some great acting in this movie. Well worth a watch
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 07 Jan 2011 at 20:00
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- - 54
  - 6
  Truman Capote again
  
  ‘Infamous’ is about the American author Truman Capote and his obsession with the murder of a farming family in Kansas in 1959 which became the ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 27 Dec 2006 at 18:20
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  - 7
  Fantastic
  
  I started watching every Daniel Craig film he ever made, after ... read more »
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 07 Feb 2007 at 09:37
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  - 4
  Absolutely awful
  
  With an amazing cast like that - I truly expected something different but what a waste of time!! I normally enjoy movies like this...but certainly wouldnt ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Kent
  - 05 Aug 2007 at 08:19
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  Same wine, new bottle
  
  On its own account, this is a pretty good, impressionistic jog through the critical years of Truman Capote's life, when his immense talent and lambent prose... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 06 Sep 2007 at 09:04
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  - 5
  Yawn!!!
  
  I tried to act interested when my husband went to bed during the first half hour, but eventually, had to wake myself up to turn it off!!!
  
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  - Northampton, England
  - 25 Jul 2007 at 23:55
- - 6
  - 2
  Not nearly as good as 'Capote'
  
  I was intrigued to see another version of 'Capote', a gripping and moving version of the same events. Perhaps this film fails simply by comparison. I ... read more »
  
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- - Badbirder
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Oct 2007 at 10:58
- - 5
  - 0
  Not totally convinced
  
  A well acted and scripted film, but I wasn't completely convinced by this second in the telling of the events surrounding Capote's 'In Cold Blood&#... read more »
  
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  - kaj
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Jul 2007 at 15:21
- - 5
  - 0
  Didn't like it
  
  Didn't like Capote either , well acted, well filmed just couldn't warm to it at all .
  
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  - Luton UK
  - 18 Jul 2007 at 01:25
- - 5
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  NOT AS ARTY-FARTY AS 'CAPOTE'
  
  I saw Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar winning version, and found it rather tedious. I went for this one too, because it has Daniel Craig in it, and I'm ... read more »
  
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- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England.
  - 06 Nov 2007 at 14:03
- - 5
  - 0
  Infamous
  
  Even better than Capote, yet didn't receive the distribution it deserved just because it came afterwards. Superlative acting and thought-provoking story of ... read more »
  
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- - DAVID ROBINSON
  - Edinburgh
  - 26 Dec 2007 at 02:03

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- Infamous
  
  1959 Manhattan was a party, and none of the glitterati glittered brighter than Truman Capote. Then he saw a story in The New York Times: "Wealthy Farmer, 3 of Family Slain," and the party ended for Capote. He plunged into the murder case that inspired his great "nonfiction novel" In Cold Blood and ...