Negative Review of The Informers

The first harsh review of The Informers: The Informers Tries and Fails Hard.

So when I tell you that The Informers, the latest adaptation from the work of author Bret Easton Ellis, is one of the most self-indulgent, stylishly overcompensating and poorly executed films I've seen in years, you should be able to believe me. Put into an even simpler context, The Informers is undoubtedly on its way to being one of the worst movies of 2009. It was, without question, an abysmal experience.

Ouch. Anybody seen the film yet and care to share your thoughts. Even if its not a great movie, I doubt its as bad as this review makes it out to be.

Update: Another negative review. Its also being called horrible, a chore, frustrating, unfortunate, and disaster.

Update 2: An actress from the film, Suzanne Ford, talks about the reviews.

Update 3: At least this writer is honest in revealing she doesn't like Bret's books as a reason she dislikes the film. I wonder how much of the negative reviews are from people who just don't like Ellis' novels.

Update 4: A couple more tidbits in this USA Today article about Sundance.

Then there were two outright failures: Billy Bob Thornton starred in both of them. First came Manure, a surreal comedy from the Polish brothers about 1950s-era fertilizer salesmen that caused a lot of walkouts and painful silence during the post-screening Q&A. Then came The Informers, an adaptation of a Bret Easton Ellis short-story collection about decadent Los Angeles scumbags.

Thornton didn't show for the premiere and neither did Ellis, leaving director Gregor Jordan to stand alone as he practically apologized for the film. "I fully expect some people are going to freak out about this film," he said. "It's more about mood than it is about plot. ... I'm not going to say have a good time, but I hope you find it entertaining."

Yet another: Beautiful people self-destruct in tiresome tale