Infamous

You've seen Capote haven't you? Thought it was good, yes? In that case you'll like Infamous because it is, more or less, exactly the same film, its only crime being that it arrives a little late for the party. Once again it portrays Truman Capote (played here by a more physically appropriate Jones in a stunning performance that more than matches Hoffman's Oscar winner) around the years he spent researching and writing In Cold Blood, focusing in particular on his relationship with death row murderer Perry Smith (Craig). Though directed with no great art (a clumsy talking heads device is used to get information across) and filled with too many pointless cameos, it's such a compelling story, and Capote himself such a complex and intriguing figure, that it merits being told. Still, twice around the block is plenty, thanks. [Paul Greenwood]