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.

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

I watched "Capote" a few months ago and forgot it almost immediately. Like most Oscar-winners, with the notable exception of "Crash", it was something of an effort. I watched "Infamous" mainly as an exercise in comparison and found it far more memorable, although admittedly this may be due in some part to Capote's more sympathetic and likeable portrayal. I've never seen footage of the real Capote so I can't comment on whose performance was "better" but Toby Jones' is certainly the more colourful, extreme and entertaining, less sneering than Hoffman's interpretation. Undoubtedly condecension WAS a significant element of Capote's personality, as even Infamous' writer refers to it in his commentary. It's therefore interesting that he chose to play it down in his version.
I was drawn into "Infamous" from the first scene and it held my attention pretty much throughout. Sandra Bullock continues to prove there's more to her than cute and dizzy rom-com queen and I believe it's already a matter of record that the Bond franchise was lucky to score an actor of Daniel Craig's ability.
Well worth a watch.

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!

Infamous is a great film and, to my mind, a much more insightful retelling of the story of how Truman Capote came to write "In Cold Blood".

What lifts it above the ordinary are the stand out performances from Toby Langdon, as Capote, and Sandra Bullock as his friend Harper Lee. The two central characters are strongly supported by the cast which includes Daniel Craig as Perry, and Isabella Rossellini as one of Capote's socialite "swans".

What is amazing about this film is that although none of the main characters are truly sympathetic: Capote is shown as self-serving, mendacious and utterly snobbish, quite apart from his voice, whilst the film never shies away from showing Perry as a violent psychopath (whatever may have happened in his childhood) you are still carried along by the story.

It has much to say about the nature of reporting, and the place for emotional involvement in between writer and subject.

I had seen Capote, where, despite Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar nominated performance, I continually found the voice and the world-weary affectation of the character grated. Not with Infamous - this film has an emotional heart and explores deeper themes, which lift it above the ordinary, even if you know the background already.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has not yet seen it.