Infamous
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | Release Date: October 13, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The problem is that the first half of Infamous is nowhere near as comic as McGrath intends. Instead the picture gives off a tone of arch stylization that plays as artificial, overwrought and off-putting. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Infamous has dramaturgical strengths, whether or not it gets the facts right. Jones's performance as Capote tends to be delivered in a monotone, yet thanks to Craig all of their scenes together are potently realized. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
It bears roughly the same resemblance to the Bennett Miller-Dan Futterman-Philip Seymour Hoffman masterpiece as the now-forgotten "Valmont" did to "Dangerous Liaisons." Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Infamous, which mines almost the exact same ground as "Capote," comes up 300 days late and artistically close to bankruptcy. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
McGrath makes literal what the other movie only hinted at -- that Perry falls in love with Capote -- turning the relationship between author and subject into something far less complicated and more mundane. Read full review
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