The Informers
Dir: Gregor Jordan
2008
**
In showing us the emptiness of wealth without importance, the sickness of Californian rich-kid nihilism and 1980's abundance in general, the film succeeds. Unfortunately, and as good as the book might be, no one really wants to watch that kind of thing for 98 long minutes. Making a film about people we are not supposed to like is tricky business, both Spring Breakers and The Bling Ring failed in this a couple of years after The Informers, both were technically good films but without warmth from the audience both were badly received. So is it a bad film if it is actually achieving what it sets out to do? Well yes, because no matter what the film is about, if it doesn't hold the attention of the audience then it is a failure and that is the big problem with The Informers. That'll teach us for not reading the book first I guess!