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Infamous [DVD] [2006]
enlarge	Director: Douglas McGrath Actors: Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver Studio: Warner Home Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.96 as of 25/11/2009 10:23 GMT details You Save: £17.03 (85%) New (17) Used (8) from £2.39 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 13 reviews Sales Rank: 10068 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 118 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 7321902137384 ASIN: B000O3HFZG Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Release Date: June 4, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 13 1 2 3 Next » Judged solely on its own merits, an excellent film June 6, 2007 Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA) 30 out of 37 found this review helpful I went into this film with only the most basic knowledge about Truman Capote and his writing. I knew he wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood, the latter of which was based on a real crime, I knew he was as exceedingly odd little man, and that's about it. I've never read any of his work, and I haven't seen the film In Cold Blood or 2005's Capote. As I first began watching Infamous, I found myself wondering how I could possibly sit through almost two hours of a film about this dandyish, hopelessly pretentious man smarming his way through New York high society. His incredibly annoying voice didn't help, even though it was nowhere near as bothersome as Sandra Bullock's horrible fake Southern accent in her role as Harper Lee. As the film progressed, though, this strange little man began to grow on me. By the mid-way point, I was pretty much engrossed in the story, and the ending clinched all five of the stars I have to give this film (which is pretty amazing given the fact that it includes three of my least favorite actresses: Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver, and the aforementioned Sandra Bullock). br / br /Obviously, Truman Capote is one of the most complex and fascinating of men. I certainly won't define the man by the interpretation on display in Infamous (which is based on Douglas McGrath's 1997 oral biography of the man); after all, this is a fictionalized story of a man known for his own obfuscations with the truth. You can't even look at In Cold Blood with purely objective eyes because Capote relied on memory rather than notes to produce the book. And, from what I gather, 2005's Capote provides a noticeably different perspective on the man as it tells basically the same story as Infamous, focusing on the writing and later publication of In Cold Blood. One thing I am sure of is that Toby Jones turns in an absolutely captivating performance as this most inscrutable of characters. Capote seemed like such a fake in the early scenes, but Toby Jones transformed him into an incredibly human soul long before the end credits began rolling - sympathetic to a significant degree, as some of the flaws in Capote's character manifest themselves, but not without his own emotionally cold-blooded moment here and there. If nothing else, this Truman Capote is not a man you would want to confide in with your darkest secrets. br / br /Infamous gets pretty emotionally complicated once Capote finally gets access to both killers, especially a reluctant Perry Smith (Daniel Craig). It's a bumpy ride, but the relationship that develops between Smith and Capote serves as the lynchpin of this film. Infamous dares call it love, although I imagine that is debatable. Clearly, though, the two men understood one another in ways few others ever did, and that makes the drama of the concluding scenes truly palpable. br / br /I find it somewhat ironic that the actual murder that gave rise to In Cold Blood and these two recent films about Truman Capote doesn't seem to generate much interest at all. Capote, both the myth and the man, towers over his subject matter. I certainly don't feel as if I know the real Truman Capote after watching this film, but I'm intrigued enough to go and seek out 2005's Capote and see the story of In Cold Blood told from an alternate viewpoint. Toby Jones shines as Capote. March 23, 2008 David Clive James (UK) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Toby Jones was superb in this film, and I'm not saying that just because I'm English! He brought the character to life, and I've seen clips of the real Capote on YouTube. You could see, as his meetings with Perry progressed, how troubled and disturbed he became - just like Capote in real life. I loved this film and watched it again and again, deriving little extra bits of pleasure each time. Poor Sandra Bullock had her work cut out bringing Nelle Harper Lee to life, but did a good job with the material she had. I liked Jeff Daniels as a smiling, head in the clouds, Alvin Dewey and Bethlyn Gerard was a delight also, as his wife, especially in that scene where Capote begins to open up about the famous people he had met. The film deals with the same horrific murders as CAPOTE but the emphasis was always on the Capote character in INFAMOUS and this, I think, made it a much better movie. Buy it! What a shame May 29, 2008 J. Simmons (Canary Islands) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful that Capote with Philip Seymour Hoffman (I'm normally a fan) was ever made. Toby Jones is perfect. I couldn't understand a word PSH said and found the whole film very irritating. Infamous is a delight Answered Prayer November 17, 2008 Montgomery Snapper 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Infamous quite simply aces Capote. Why? Because director Douglas McGrath has the passion, insight and sensitivity needed to fully do justice to a human being and writer as fascinating and complicated as Truman Capote. Needless to say, the director's commentary is one of the best I've ever listened to. Totally recommended. Toby Jones is simply sensational July 1, 2009 ALEX If like me ,you liked 'CAPOTE ' then I am sure you will like this movie,its a slightly different slant about the events of how TRUMAN CAPOTE went about researching the facts for his famous novel 'IN COLD BLOOD' br / br /Toby Jones is fantastic as the lead , he gets Capotes high annoying voice bang on, and he plays Capote a bit more loudly and flambuoantly than Hoffman did ,Capote is dressed far more outrageously in this movie and sometimes its bordering on ridiculous, but I think its more like the way the man himself realy did dress , also the filmakers chose to portray TRUMAN CAPOTE in a bit more sympathetic light , he doesnt seem to be just as cold and calculating in this movie version . The near physical relationship between TRUMAN and PERRY ( Daniel Craig ) is filmed a bit more graphically in this account of there strange/bizarre infactuation for one another. br / br /Also theres a few very interesting special features that come with this dvd , including a short documentary /interviews with the writer director dvd commentary br / br /All the cast are great including Sandra Bullock , she plays the author of the celebrated novel'TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD' Nelle Harper Lee .But the stand out performance is by TOBY JONES, he truly becomes TRUMAN CAPOTE , if you dont believe me try searching for real footage of TRUMAN CAPOTE interviews on YOUTUBE ,and youll see that JONES totaly nails it . I saw JONES in another great movie recently called 'THE MIST' where he gave another terrific performance in a completely different roll. br / br /BUY WATCH THIS MOVIE , EVEN IF ITS JUST TO SEE AN ACTOR AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME.....YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED br / br / Showing reviews 1-5 of 13 1 2 3 Next »

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