Hoffman shows what acting is

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 2006)

I'm not going in to long discussions of good or great movie, only to say that I was most impressed with Hoffman's performance. Here he clearly shows the difference between being an actor (himself, Macy, de Niro, Duvall, Billy Bob...many many others ) and being a movie star (Cruise, H. Ford , B. Affleck. B. Pitt, W. Smith ..many many others)..he was fantastic. Glad that he got his Oscar, and hopefully only true ACTORS will get them and not overrated/overpaid (20mil/movie???absurb). I watched the movie and truly enjoyed seeing Hoffman in his true natural habitat. He just,as stated before, became Capote and never once disappointed me. The movie itself, as with most modern bio's cover only a short period in the man's life...showing his demons and the period when the great book was written. Just go and watch Hoffman and you'll see a true artist at work...have fun.