Sparse and Empty yet Full of Thought and Emotion

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2006)

Of all the films I've seen from 2005, this is by far the best, and I really enjoyed "Good Night, and Good Luck." Philip Seymour Hoffmann gives the greatest performance of his career. Will Hoffmann ever get another role as good as this  and do it as well as this one? Capote, for those who may not know, never published another book after "In Cold Blood" and it's hard to imagine Hoffman will ever achieve this level of artistic success.
Hoffman plays Capote dead-on, even Hoffmann's voice mimics almost perfectly that of the author's. It felt like a documentary camera was following Capote while he researched his book.
Great acting by others as well:Katherine Keener, Chris Cooper; and Clifton Collins, Jr. as Perry Smith.
Very sparse soundtrack, except for some New York party scenes, and that aural emptiness works well with the loneliness depicted by this film and the story behind the story. Was Perry Smith Capote's soul mate?