Great performance, frustrating script.

Rating: 7/10 (24 February 2006)

Phillip Seymour Hoffman was amazing in the title role, as were the supporting players. The art direction and cinematography were first rate too. I really felt I was there, in the late 1950's and early 1960's (despite the anachronism's detailed in IMDb!) But I think the film is let down by the script. I wish we'd got a stronger sense of the love Capote apparently felt for murderer Perry. It would have made Capote's withdrawal after hearing Perry's disturbing personal account of the slaughter much more powerful. As it stands, Capote's feelings feel somewhat watered down and they needed to be stronger to give the story more push and pull. I liked it, but it won't stay with me.