Capote

Capote: Philip Seymour Hoffman turns in an Oscar type performance as Truman Capote. The story follows Capote as he did his research for his novel In Cold Blood. What made this so intriguing is the fact that Capote based the novel on a true crime – the murder of a family in Kansas in the 1950’s. His research brought him close to one of the murderers (Perry Smith). Talking to him Capote saw his troubled youth and saw the path he took to be able to commit such a crime. The movie did not give us enough information about Perry, instead focused on the strain all this caused to Truman Capote. The acting by Hoffman is first rate and should garnish him his 1st Oscar nomination. The movie itself is solid, but slow moving.
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With a running time of 118 minutes
This film is rated R