See it.

Rating: 9/10 (21 November 2005)

This film is disturbing without being barbaric. It shows that a story about a crime does not have to be coated with blood, semen, or DNA to be enthralling. The gruesomeness of the crimes chronicled in "In Cold Blood" are captured in two very brief scenes. Aside from those scenes, the film could be turned into a play without losing a thing. The film will not make you gag, but it will certainly make you shudder. Hoffman plays Capote so brilliantly that you want to both hug him and throttle him, sometimes simultaneously. His performance alone is worth the price of admission. Hoffman may not have the Best Actor Oscar in his pocket, but he has certainly set the bar quite high.