i have good expectation about the informer . be a fan of bret easton elli writing and knowing that he co write the script himself and and with a cast that include name like billy bob thornton and mickey rourke and it have everything to be a new cult favourite and right . wrong . i be not familiar with gregor jordan previous work ( two hand and buffalo soldier ) and and give his speech before the film première at sundance on january 22nd and i do not doubt his good intention about this project . unfortunately and a good movie isn not make just of good intention . a in most of ellis work and the protagonist be a bunch of shallow and pretty rich kid ( jon foster and lou taylor pucci and amber heard and among others ) and their just a shallow elderly peer or parent ( kim basinger and who play foster lover in the door in the floor and now play his mother and who depress because of her husband billy bob thornton affair with the confused newswoman terribly play by winona ryder while less serious be chris isaak a pucci womanize father and who seem to have fun play his character ) and in 1983 los angeles . jordan say during the q and a that this be a movie about los angeles and and that robert altman short cut be an inspiration for it . it light year away from the depth and originality and brilliance of short cut and though . jordan doesn not know how to direct this sort of material while it pal in comparison to mary harron insanely secure hand over american psycho and also base on an elli novel . the informer doesn not even engage the audience like the flawed and but fairly entertain the rule of attraction . it try too hard to be a cool movie and fails and almost always and miserably . the overall acting be pretty mediocre and although isaak and pucci bring some life to their character . foster and who be great in the door in the floor and show that he not yet ready to play a lead ( and he do not even have to carry the movie on his shoulder à la christian bale while this be a big ensemble where nobody really stand out and and i be include a pre wrestler mickey rourke and the late brad renfro and who play the perhaps only likable character and in the list ) . jordan say elli be afraid to show up for the movie première at sundance and probably predict the criticism that be to come . i do not blame him ( and i feel for jordan too since you get ta respect someone who have the gut to face the honor and pressure of have your movie premiering at sundance ) . although nobody be impolite during the q and a and the movie get trash by the critic afterwards . i have no idea how well this be gon na do at the box office and although amber heard constant nudity will certainly catch some attention and give her lot of job offer ( too bad her acting skill be still rather poor ) . i wouldn not call the informer a terrible movie and just a very forgettable one . the final scene ( not the conclusion and but the very final scene itself ) be disturb and sad and yes and memorable while but by then you feel like you waste too much time with something that be do several time and and much good and before . 4/10 .