Infamous

Myriad stars appear in this pseudo-documentary drama about the author Truman Capote and the events that unfold as he writes his magnum opus. But it's not just a roll call of A-listers. No, Infamous is a vehicle driven by the incredible character of Capote himself, convincingly portrayed by Toby Jones.

Diminutive, effeminate, flamboyant and squeaky, the man is as startling to the viewer as he must have been to the people of the small Kansas town who found him mincing down their Main Street. Just as he wins them over with his star-studded anecdotes, he wins the heart of the viewer when he lowers his defences and lets them in.

This all comes about as Capote sets out to write an article about the effect of a terrible multiple murder on those same townsfolk. As he gets deeper into the case, he pulls all sorts of strings to gain access to the killers and his article turns into a novel. Describing it as a new form of reportage, Capote starts to lose track of whether he's writing fact or fiction and begins to step over the line in his relationship with one of the murderers, excellently played by Daniel Craig.

In the end you're left wondering how true the film's portrayal of events really is, when the film deals with a man who stretches the truth in his own novel. I am interested in seeing how this movie compares to 'Capote', which sees Philip Seymour Hoffman in the lead role.

Infamous