boring subject

Rating: Null/10 (17 February 2007)

I admit, I know nothing about Truman Capote, so I found this movie to be completely boring. Sure Hoffman did a great acting job, but since I have never heard anything about the real life Capote, I can't compare his acting performance to the real thing. I know his voice was very annoying and difficult to understand because it was so soft. At the end, it is mentioned Capote died from alcoholism, which explains why he is with a drink in hand during most of the film. He even adds alcohol to what looks like applesauce to eat. The Kansas murders weren't a mystery because the police catch the killers fairly soon after the incident. Most of the story revolves around Capote interviewing the town folk and killers for his novel. So, as you can see, there isn't a lot of action or plot twists, so it makes for a boring story.
FINAL VERDICT: I only watched it because Hoffman won the Oscar. Yes, his acting is very good, but the film overall is not. It's not worth seeing.