Phil Hoffman Nails It

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2015)

In 1959, Truman Capote (Phil S. Hoffman) learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel "In Cold Blood", Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
I watched this as a double feature with "In Cold Blood" (1967) and I am glad I did. I recommend this approach for just about anyone. The story is then told from two different perspectives, and really shows how Capote inserted himself into the narrative. Is "In Cold Blood" completely factual? Probably not. And neither is "Capote", but together they tell a really great narrative about crime, punishment, and the journalists that cover them. (As a true crime writer myself, I can relate.)