A masterp(erformance)iece

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2006)

Philip Seymour Hoffman has proved over and over that he's a fantastic actor (you'll see him as the bad-guy in the upcoming Mission: Impossible), but here he truly comes to his expertise. Acting as the original author Truman Capote, who in the 50ties had become a very fascinating and successful writer. When some horrible killings of a family takes place, Capote decides to a write book about it all, having a very personal interview with one of the two killers.
Capote is not your everyday drama-movie, it's got a very interesting edge and the performances are all over the place outstanding, Bruce Greenwood as Capote's long-time writing-companion, Catherine Keener as his since-childhood-best-friend assistant, Chris Cooper as the detective on the case and Clifton Collins Jr. as the dark soul of killer Perry Smith. And director Bennett Miller makes the movie so interesting, making the surroundings of the Kansas area having a depth and the use of music is true brilliance.
And Hoffman did win an Oscar for his performance here, well earned. The way he underplays Capote, making him have the cartoon-ish peep-voice and giving him a very realistic character. Capote reveals fascinating sides of himself all the way, whether it's threw his close friend Harper or his personal conversations with Perry, or the way he becomes a top-notch entertainer at the parties or when he's simply doing the thing he loves the most; write. Capote is one of this year's most fascinating movies.