Phillip Seymour Hoffman deserves his Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2007)

Capote is an excellent portrayal by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. While I have never read any of the books by Truman Capote (mainly because his works were developed into screenplays much before my time) I feel that after watching this movie I am in better understanding of what some authors may go through in order to write a nonfiction novel. Phillip Seymour Hoffman gives a vibrant view of the life of Truman Capote during the extensive period in which he worked on the book In Cold Blood. He also brings to life a writer who became famous because of this book in a way I believe no one else could. After watching this film, I don't believe it would have been nearly as invigorating if another portrayed the roll.