Infamous

Oh my dear Lord, this was pretentious tripe.

It's in the Hey, look as sexy as possible while committing a crime garbage that has no relevance or point.

Bella Thorne loves herself some Bella Thorne. This movie was made so she could pout, parade and prance. Some guy was in it, too, but I can't be bothered to know is his name.

They do terrible things while looking cool. That's all that really matters, right? The filter you choose when you post the pictures.

Also. She covers her face when robbing people, but leaves that unique sleeve tattoo uncovered for the world to see. No one is going to recognize her from the videos, though. Because ... lame movie.

I'm mad that Netflix suggested it for me. What did I do to deserve that?

Ugh, horribly lame movie. What a waste of resources.

So the two main characters here are not Bonnie and Clyde. Do not try to compare them with that duo ... although I reckon it is impossible not to think about that pairing. Every movie that has a combination of a male and a female criminal on the run ... well you kind of have to think about that. Which is a testament to Bonnie and Clyde than anything else (whatever version you may prefer of them and whatever deviation that may include).

Bella Thorned ... I am inclined to believe she knows what effect she has on men (and some women and undecided individuals and whatever definition we still may get in the future). But she really has to play a crazy woman here and it is easy to not want to ... well follow her. There is criticism of social media and other things here, but it could have been build in a better more coherent way. As it is, I understand that some people have issues with the movie overall. Still it is a good movie. If you just sit back, relax and watch it for what it is. It does not hold back any punches, while it also lacks any individual we may find ... likeable! So it will be tough to root for anyone here ... unless your love for Bella is that strong you don't care for her despicable and insane character ...

Bonnie and Clyde for a social media generation could been a really good film. The use of music makes you think it is going be stylish. Sadly it's very dull. The leads look good but can't act. The film fails to get you to connect to or care about them. So you end up not really bothered about what happens to them. Ironically a social media generation will be on their phones and lost interest in a few minutes in and it doesn't get any better. Watch Spring Breakers to see how it should have been done.

My biggest recommendation I can give is if you are thinking of watching this movie go and watch Spree (2020) instead. That movie handles every subject in this movie 10% better. It's so much more satirical and bitting than this movie.

My biggest praise is the soundtrack at the beginning of the movie. The music department really understood the basic premise of the movie more than the actors or the filmmakers. It is full of "neon" dreamlike songs that really capture this youthful, whirlwind, runaway in the night fantasy. Now only if the movie captured that feeling.

The characters are really childlike and really directionless. This is also not helped by the acting. It is really cartoon like.

I did warm more towards the movie when Amber Riley appeared. It got a little better but I still wouldn't recommend it.

Relatively a lesser known independent film apparently released straight to video on demand and in select theaters during the summer of 2020 (during the start of the Covid pandemic). This film certainly comes across as something in which everyone involved (the director, writer, actors) thought it would turn out to be a bigger deal and more successful. Or possibly something which would have garnered a cult like fan base. It has the appeal type and somewhat is reminiscent of Spring Breakers or even Nerve (2016) but those films are easily superior.

Infamous sends a strong message about the effect of social media towards young people, where Bella Thorne's character is obsessed with public perception of sites and apps such as Instagram, with having followers and likes. A lot of the motives of her character was rather head scratching. She claims she wanted to be famous yet her attempt at fame was being a criminal. It's as if she didn't think it completely thru.

The film is somewhat entertaining in a trashy way with how it's filmed, the colourful visuals and seeing Thorne's outgoing deluded type character. This is certainly a film more suited for truly die hard fans of her to watch.

The bank robbery ending finale was rather anti-climactic but expected. Somewhat unrealistic in how we see her leave escorted by officers, there are a bunch of screaming fans outside with signs embracing her- even with how they just watched her livestream prior seeing crime acts of murders and other violent crimes.

This film feels too much like an over the top fantasy type but that wasn't what it was aiming for. It wasn't clever or witty enough and doesn't contain the same interpretations and depth as Spring Breakers, which was a much more polarizing film.