Wow... What a Drama

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2005)

First off, if you get disturbed easily, this may not be the movie for you. There are graphic visualizations of murder and dead bodies and there's even a hanging.
If you love different, interesting movies, this one is for you. It talks about Truman Capote's stages of writing In Cold Blood, which is about a Kansas family who is murdered by a couple 20-something men.
Capote, with his friend Harper Lee, take trips to Kansas to talk to the family and friends of the family who was killed. He then goes on to talk to the killers and becomes close to one, Perry Smith. He visits Perry in jail and has him recount the night of the murder and why he did it. (This is when it gets disturbing.) In the end, Perry is hanged (you do feel sorry for him by the end) and Capote's book is released to the public and becomes a big hit.
This movie is very powerful, I won't lie. I personally haven't read the book, but the movie gives you a good idea of what the book is about. If you're in the mood to see a dramatic, borderline depressing, movie, this is the one. The acting is flawless: Philip Seymour Hoffman is brilliant at playing Capote and the viewer really connects to all the characters.
Overall, a great movie. I'm more of a comedy person, but this movie really affected me and was amazingly done. A must-see even if you're unsure... the small plot descriptions hardly explain what you will see and feel.