Infamous (2020 film)

It stars Bella Thorne, Jake Manley, Amber Riley, Michael Sirow and Marisa Coughlan.

The film was released on June 12, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment, and received negative reviews from critics, although Thorne's performance was praised.

Arielle lives in Florida with her mother Janet, who has a deadbeat boyfriend named Bobby.

They spend time together at a party, where Dean reveals he was in prison for armed robbery and assault, and that his parole requires him to be with his father since his mother is dead.

Even though they have enough money and do not need anymore, Arielle goes off on her own to commit a robbery at a gas station and accidentally kills a customer who startled her.

Arielle takes a picture with her and posts it, telling her lots of people are going to want to talk to her after that.

During the robbery, even though Kyle insisted on no social media, Arielle streams it to her five million followers.

On the other hand, Kyle becomes upset after not being able to find the money they expected and in anger shoots a bank worker.

The police arrest Arielle and as they bring her out of the bank, she sees hundreds of fans and followers with signs cheering her, giving her fame that she always wanted.

[5] Principal photography began in July 2019, taking part in Guthrie, Oklahoma and other smaller towns around the state.

The site's critics consensus reads: "Infamous attempts to level an indictment against modern youth, but only manages to offer a forgettable story with little of interest to say.

[13] Molly Freeman from Screen Rant wrote that the film "serves as an exciting crime thriller and a compelling look at what - in a most extreme case - will drive someone to do anything for fame.

Caldwell's movie, thanks to his directing eye and the work of cinematographer Eve Cohen, is also beautiful to watch, depicting a stylized and hyperreal version of reality that mixes with the grit and grime of real life.

"[14] Joe Leyden of Variety called the film "a warmed-over 'Bonnie and Clyde' for the social media era" and wrote: "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: Dean and especially Arielle seem so irredeemably psychotic even before they begin to mount a body count, you actively wish for them to be caught or killed.

"[15] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Nick Allen gave the film 2/4 stars and praised Thorne for having "the classically great presence of someone like Sandra Bullock, but with her own scraggly edge ... Thorne dominates numerous scenes that catapult her character from clout-hungry wannabe to gun-selfie superstar."