Insightfull look at an impassioned man.

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2006)

Kurt Russell was Elvis. George C. Scott was Patton. Philip Seymour Hoffman IS Capote. Truman Capote, author of "Breakfast At Tiffany's" discovered an article buried in the back of the New York Times. The article dealt with the murders of four members of a well-liked family in Kansas. The Clutter's farm house was the scene of bloody carnage, while the first intent was robbery. Capote decides to write his next book based on the murders. Truman and close friend Harper Lee(Catherine Keener)travel to Holcomb, Kansas to gather research and interviews. While doing so, the effeminate author develops a close relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith played by Clifton Collins Jr. "In Cold Blood" would make Capote one of the most famous American writers and change the way books would be written and read.
Hoffman delivers an excellent portrayal of Capote. Also in the cast: Chris Cooper as the Holcomb prosecuting District Attorney. Mark Pellegrino plays Smith's partner in crime Richard Hickock. Jack Dunphy, Capote's "special friend" is played by Bruce Greenwood. Some very violent images makes for an "R" rating. This movie well deserves every honor it garners.