Review of Capote (2005) by Ianf. — 24 Nov 2005
Nearly perfect. Although drawn out at times, the movie carries the sense of Capote's dilema and his resignation to accept the destiny he himself carved out when he began his story. Although his choices may seem ultimately selfish and careless, his decisions and their repercussions are thoroughly modern and ineffectual.
Hoffman does an outstanding job of protraying the one time New York set hero, occassionally even making the imitation so accurate as to leave the audience wondering is it Hoffman or the real thing. Overall, a step up from anything he has previously done due to the detail of the character he protrays.
Although retractors could argue about the slow moving ending and some journalist have argued that it does not protray Capote's homosexuality fully, neither trully effects the quality of the film.
In truth, both aspects help to make the film more of a post-modern examination of the complexity of choices we face and leave the both the questions and the answers for the movie goer to explore for him or her self.
This review of Capote (2005) was written by Ianf. on 24 Nov 2005.
Capote has generally received very positive reviews.
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