Director: Joshua Caldwell
Writer: Joshua Caldwell (Screenplay)
Starring: Bella Thorne, Jake Manley, Amber Riley, Michael Sirow, Marisa Coughlan, Aaliyah Muhammad
Plot: Two young lovers rob their way across the southland, posting their exploits to social media, and gaining fame and followers as a result.
Tagline – Viral fame is a dangerous game
Runtime: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Infamous starts by following teenager Arielle (Thorne) who wants out of her town, striving to become a social media celebrity, wondering why she never makes it with her following count. She meets ex-con Dean (Manley) which will see her reputation drawn to him, with his mystery before the two lover decide to runaway away committing a string of crimes to try and make it, with Arielle finally getting the social media following she desires.
Thoughts on Infamous
Thoughts – Infamous is a film that is trying to show the warnings of becoming obsessed with wanting a social media and wanting to become a celebrity at any stakes. Where this film completely misses the mark, is by showing us just how unlikable Arielle is in the first place, she might come from a difficult life, but she just isn’t making it easier for herself with the pair targeting the same hardworking people they don’t want to be part of. This is just a horrible film, shot badly, horrible characters a couple that just come off terribly for each other. The highlight of the stupidity in this film comes from Arielle commiting all these crimes with a giant tattoo exposed that will make it clear to identify her. It is just dull, offense and never gives us anything to support along the way.
Final Thoughts – Infamous is just terrible, despite having the warning of how bad social media obsession can be.
