
On November 16, 1959, Truman Capote reads about the murder of a the Clutter family. There's no suspects. With Harper Lee, he visits the town: he wants to write about their response. First he must get locals to talk, then, he must gain access to the prisoners. One talks constantly; the other, Perry Smith, says little. Capote's implacable, believing this book will establish a new form of reportage: he must figure out what Perry wants. Their relationship becomes something more t... (Full plot summary below)
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On November 16, 1959, Truman Capote reads about the murder of a the Clutter family. There's no suspects. With Harper Lee, he visits the town: he wants to write about their response. First he must get locals to talk, then, he must gain access to the prisoners. One talks constantly; the other, Perry Smith, says little. Capote's implacable, believing this book will establish a new form of reportage: he must figure out what Perry wants. Their relationship becomes something more than writer and character: Perry killed in cold blood, the state will execute him in cold blood; does Capote get his story through cold calculation, or is there a price for him to pay?
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| Associated PressChristy LemireWhen Infamous is on, it's really on. It's much more celebratory of Capote's unequaled, larger-than-life spirit, which can be a joy to watch. |
| Reel.comPam GradyCapote received many accolades; Infamous deserves many more. |
| Georgia StraightKen EisnerHeld back a year to allow Capote time to cool off, Infamous continues the Truman show by giving us a sharper, more elfin writer in his prime, and focusing more fully on his odd and ultimately wounding relationship with a convicted killer. |
| New Zealand HeraldPeter CalderIn a solid, unshowy turn by Bullock, a very underrated actress, as Harper Lee (plainly a co-creator of the landmark book), and you have a compellingly watchable portrait of the artist as an emotional cripple. Not to be missed. |
| MTVKurt LoderIt's a movie that deserves to be considered not just in comparison to the excellent "Capote," but on its own merits, which are substantial. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe added value that writer-director Douglas McGrath has in mind is gossip -- and a goggly interest in gossip becomes the glittering gimmick of Infamous. |
| Movie Reviews in CroatianVictoria AlexanderAuthentic. Not the snotty, consumer version of Hoffman's "Capote." |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthCunningly emphasizes the vast distinction between the idle rich and the drama's plainspoken wounded. |
| E! OnlineMatt StevensIt's tough following Hoffman's Oscar-winning turn, but with his slight stature and fey manner, Jones makes quite a convincing Capote. |
| FilmStew.comBrett BuckalewDaniel Craig's performance is of young-Brando intensity, and a Supporting Actor nomination would be this movie's most credible shot at duplicating Capote's Oscar glory. |