Review of J. Edgar (2011) by Cynthia Fuchs for PopMatters — 07 Dec 2011
As much as he wants to emulate Jimmy Cagney, Hoover appears during a couple of FBI team arrests to be too anxious to use his weapon. This translates -- awkwardly and obviously -- to his relationship with Tolson as well.
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This review of J. Edgar (2011) was written by Cynthia Fuchs and published by PopMatters on 07 Dec 2011.
J. Edgar has generally received mixed reviews.
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