Infamous: reviews

What the critics say average 4.4 from 22 outlets

• 6.0 Screen RantMolly Freeman Infamous has a good balance of fun thrills and compelling drama that make for an entertaining watch. Read
• 6.0 The Hollywood NewsKat Hughes A hyper-stylish social media twist on the Bonnie and Clyde story, grounded by great performances from its young leads. Read
• 6.0 JezebelMaria Sherman I recommend watching Infamous and thinking about it as Bella Thorne fan fiction: over the top, absurd, and a welcomed distraction divorced from any materiality. I also recommend watching it drunk. Read
• 6.0 The Maine EdgeAllen Adams “Infamous” works best when it is focusing on the dynamic between its two leads. The rapidity of their courtship evokes a trashball “Romeo and Juliet” vibe. Read
• 5.8 IndiewireKate Erbland Doing it for the 'gram means doing it for, well, nothing - nothing tangible, nothing that lasts, and “Infamous” fares far better when it embraces that kind of bleakness. Read
• 5.0 Roger EbertNick Allen [Thorne] is the perfect person to take viewers through the looking glass of Instagram infamy, and that's what makes the clumsiness and shallow nature of Infamous all the more frustrating. Read
• 5.0 VanyalandNick Johnston If you want to watch attractive people rob banks and romance one another, there are better options, but Infamous is a passable substitution in a pitch. Read
• 5.0 HollywoodNews.comJoey Magidson Things start out here with a lot of promise, before devolving around the midway point. Read
• 4.0 VarietyJoe Leydon One can always make the argument that it's not absolutely necessary to have sympathetic protagonists for a drama to enthrall or enlighten. But Infamous pushes way, way too far in the opposite direction. Read
• 4.0 EmpireAmon Warmann A committed performance by Thorne along with some moments of directorial flair can't offset the frustratingly dumb characters and shallow analysis. Read
• 4.0 Shadows on the WallRich Cline A teen fantasy that merges celebrity with life on the edge. Not much about the film is believable, and pretty much everything has been lifted from other movies, including settings, relationships and dialog. Read
• 4.0 The Arts DeskJoseph Walsh Tackles the perils of social media like a parent trying to navigate TikTok. Read
• 4.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw It's never easy to represent online existence in a feature film and this is another movie that has fallen short. Some serviceable action sequences, though. Read
• 4.0 Entertainment VoiceAlci Rengifo With better humor and boldness it might have actually said something. Read
• 4.0 Battle Royale With CheeseMatt Conway Infamous has the bones to be the next searing portrait of our social media-obsessed culture, but its stylistic presentation fails to hide the film's meager substantive value. Read
• 4.0 Common Sense MediaTara McNamara Infamous won't change society, but at least it offers food for thought around the notion that we make heroes out of those who are willing to do the unthinkable for an audience. Read
• 3.8 MovieFreakSara Michelle Fetters It's hard to imagine a film being released at as wrong a moment as this. Read
• 3.5 DeciderJohn Serba Who's in the mood for a misanthropic movie about hopelessness and Instagram? Read
• 3.5 CinemalogueTodd Jorgenson Feels forced in its effort to manufacture outrage at the expense of any genuine insight or fresh perspective. Read
• 3.0 The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck The compendium of clichés might have been more palatable if the lead characters were more sympathetic, but it's hard to connect to Arielle's relentless need for attention and the utter stupidity that ultimately has tragic repercussions. Read
• 3.0 Culture MixCarla Hay Infamous would have worked better as a comedic satire of the shallow, celebrity-obsessed culture of people who want to be famous ... Instead, the movie takes itself way too seriously, considering the film's overall tackiness. Read
• 2.5 Coming SoonGrant Hermanns Infamous leaves audiences begging the question of why this film exists. Read