The screening of The Informers just let out, and I had conversations with several film journalists and a fest rep on their way out of the screening who said overall response to the film was very negative, and that the film is "bad ... really, really, bad, just terrible," "completely disjointed and makes no sense whatsoever," "one of the worst films I've ever seen," "repulsive," "appalling" and "is utterly unwatchable." Ouch.

I'm disappointed to hear that, as the film has what looked to be a solid cast in Billy Bob Thornton, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger and Winona Ryder with a screenplay by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki off Ellis' novel. Too bad to hear response on this one is so negative.