Infamous is the story behind the Truman Capote non-fiction book, In Cold Blood.
In rural Kansas, a family is brutally murdered in their home. This article catches the eye of author Truman Capote. He convinces his best friend Nelle, better known as author Harper Lee, to accompany him on the trip so he can write an article for the New Yorker about how the murder has affected the community.
At first he meets resistance from the townsfolk as he tries to gauge their feelings on the murder, but eventually he gets through when he’s invited by the lead prosecutor’s wife for Christmas dinner. Truman’s stories of Hollywood royalty such as Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall captivate his audience, and he gets more invitations around the community.
He gets inside information about the family that was murdered, and when the killers are apprehended, gets to speak to them personally.
He forms a close bond with one of the killers, Perry. Perry is an intellectual to whom life dealt a bad hand. He and Truman bond over shared childhood stories and form a close relationship over four years. The killers are eventually hanged, but its the journey to the hanging that is both touching, eye opening, scary and intriguing.
Toby Jones is amazing as he totally inhabits Truman Capote’s world of art and social gossip. Sandra Bullock is wonderful as Harper Lee and a fantastic performance by Daniel Craig as Perry.
In fact, I think Daniel and Toby’s scenes together are electric. Well worth watching the movie, just for their amazing chemistry together.
5 out of 5 stars.
