a picture of the writing process

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2006)

This movie was great because it shows how Capote evolved through the writing process. Not only did his book slowly come to be, but he slowly evolved throughout the movie. The question is, did he experience a good change or bad change. At the start of the movie Capote's personality grabs your attention and you don't know if you want to like him or dislike him. But one thing you do see is that he is good with people. He knows what people want to hear. People are on the edge of their seat around him listening to him. Phillip Seymour Hoffman has done an amazing job with this character, the viewer is able to truly see who Capote is, or who the writer wanted us to see. Hoffman really lays it all out in this movie. Catherine Keener did an amazing job as well, the chemistry between her and Hoffman really makes the movie appealing to all viewers.