Infamous

I just saw a preview for the new movie "Infamous" about Truman Capote. One of the critics' reviews mentioned in the clip was "the best Sandra Bullock performance yet" or something along those lines. At first sight, that's all well and good. And I know there's not a lot of time to mentally process what you see on TV before being bombarded by the next ad's imagery, but after seeing the preview once every commercial break, I did pause to think about the critics' statement. What I thought sounded a lot like that noise Tim the Toolman Taylor used to make when he was confused -- "ooouhh?" Is saying this movie contains Sandra Bullock's best performance really that much of a selling point? We're not talking about Meryl Streep or some other multiple-award-winning actress. This is the best performance yet of the ugly cop turned Miss Congenialty, the lady from "the bus that couldn't slow down." Sure, I'll give her "Crash," but Sandra is much more well-known for box-office blunders like "Murder by Numbers" and "The Lakehouse" than anything praiseworthy. "Infamous" could be a good film, but if lauding Sandra's performance is the best the critics can say about it, then maybe seeing "The Departed" would be $8.50 better spent.