film of visceral impact

Rating: 7/10 (8 January 2007)

"Capote" is a rich and absorbing biopic as well as an intriguing and psychologically compelling story; plot is well developed but almost everything is absorbed by Hoffmann's stunning performance that I would define IMMENSE. In fact the leading actor gives the story an extraordinary narrative consent by that strange tonality of voice and by an effeminate manner of talking. So, Hoffmann's Capote is radiating and always convincing; nevertheless the film is too much haunted by that superb acting and by its telling in details the writer's life. In conclusion the movie is hypnotic but too much focused on creating a piece of literature and too imprisoned in the character.