philgozzy You know, in the way it makes you feel.We've all felt ourselves tense up when watching Rocky punch the crap out of someone. And tear up when there's a dramatic farewell. Well films like The Informers make you feel numb as a way of experiencing the story you're watching. Then any wisp of real emotion is heightened to great significance.There are many films I believe have the same mood as The Informers:sex, lies and videotaperumble fish lost in translation Dancer in the dark(add more if you know any...)The Informers was interesting because every character was a turd, in one way or another and you were meant not to like them. Plus, the ending of the film comes as a tiny subtle shock to the numb feeling you've been letting wash over you for the last hour and a half. When I tried to tell the ending to a friend of mine who hadn't seen the film, they thought it was really sick.The film does deserve praise for the way it looks. The visuals and use of music make a believable but not garish 1980's.

Rodrigo Amaro It's kind of strange to explain why I liked this film. Maybe it was the ensemble casting united; or maybe it's because I tend to enjoy hyper-linked stories where unconnected situations and characters will connect with each other at the ending; I really don't know. Or more important, perhaps I didn't find reasons enough to dislike it even though there were plenty of them.Bret Easton Ellis adapts his own novel into the screen and even though I haven't read the book I believe this is somewhat well adapted, very close to his style of writing and characters presentations and inconclusive endings to some of them. The story presented has several characters (played by Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster, Lou Taylor Pucci, Winona Ryder, Brad Renfro, Mickey Rourke, Chris Isaak, Rhys Ifans among others) messing up with their lives while trying to figure out a meaning to it. It all takes place in the 1980's (as usual with Ellis works) and it does involve sex, drugs and rock n'roll. The problem with "The Informers" is that it is a movie that doesn't have a heart or it just doesn't beat enough, by that I mean that you leave the experience without getting much except the reunion of a good cast giving average performances. We're thrown with these characters, know few things about them, then the story tries to conclude something but not enough to let us take our own conclusions of why they do what they do. For instance, the story involving the kid and his father on vacation trying to get to know each other where the father tries to communicate with his son who knows that this is impossible, since they have nothing in common. It only gives innuendos about the boy's sexuality, some sort of confusion and in the end we kept wondering what was that all about. There's something there that could be explored more, the script never answered what needed to be answered so the bond with its audience is a little inexistent.The weakest aspect of all is that it doesn't look the 80's, it's too much 2000's, it's too updated. To have an good example of recreating an decade years later and also a film based on Ellis novel, "American Psycho" was infinitely better not only the story but also bringing the 1980's back with their colors, the loud music (and of great quality), the pop culture references. In "The Informers" it's only a music here and there or a TV report about the AIDS that inform us that we are in another decade. This melancholic tale about ill fated characters living as a lost generation has its good moments. It's a good film, it never leaves you uninterested or bored or angry. It's main difficulty is a script that doesn't dig a little deeper and rarely gives some powerful insights about how troubled was the 1980's even with everything going in your favor like the characters presented here, all rich and beautiful but miserably sad. 6/10

tmattcooper I watched this movie about a week ago for the first time and have watched it 4 times since. This movie is highly underrated! From the music to issues plaguing "high society" during this period of time, I can't think of a better movie I've seen in a while. This could be considered a "Dazed and Confused" of the 80s. While the ending could use some work, the overall movie is great and I'm surprised at the lack of success in the box office and further. Even the acting is great considering the lackluster cast....I would highly recommend this movie to anyone and plan on adding this one to my collection. Great flick...a marketing push and some exposure might just revive this movie to give it the credit it deserves.

maxxx126 This was movie was "ok", nothing more, seeing it in the theaters (if it ever made it) would have been a waste, but it's acceptable on DVD. The acting was not so bad in general, better than your regular "B" movie actually, you have some rather famous actors in it with Kim Basinger, Billy Bob Thornton and your favorite ex-klepto but the story has nothing interesting in it, just some stupid and meaningless stuff. The best thing of the movie (for guys!!) is seeing Amber Heard half-naked, which is quite worth it I would say. So if you are a girl, don't rent it ! 4 out of 10 for the little entertainment it gave.--- ---