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Capote

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This is one of those movies where its impact is as large as the year it came out. Not really rewatchable, but I bought it because of all the Oscar buzz whenever it came out. Overall, a great movie, but not really too enduring. For a better experience, read In Cold Blood. That paints a really good portrait of Capote.

I had read the book, so was interested in seeing the movie. I kept borrowing a copy from a family member, so when I found a copy to buy, I did.

As a friend of mine said after seeing Capote, "That movie was ALL Philip Seymour Hoffman!" All the acting is great, but Hoffman carries the film. It's probably the best performance of his career.

That being said, the script is great, the cinematography is stunning, and the characters evoke pathos. A really moving film.

If the smarmy, monotonous, yawn-ridden cocktail party scenes won't hold your interest, the brilliantly portrayed emotional prostitution of Capote's prison visits definitely should. Remarkably little blood and gore, considering the plot is touched off by an entire family being shotgunned to death.
Too bad the Harper Lee character isn't given more screen time.

You know how when you go to see a movie in the theatre and as soon as the end credits start rolling people start getting up and leaving? This did not happen during this movie. Everyone was simply glued to their seats and let out a deep breath to try and release some tension.

This movie makes you love and hate Truman Capote. It's not one of those docudramas that patronizes the focus. Traces his life while writing 'In Cold Blood' the first "Non-fiction Novel" which is the book that made Capote famous. The film is funny, suspenseful, scary, sad, unsettling and unforgettable. Remember, these events really are based on truth (with little to no fabrication for the movie).