Great Performance-Driven Movie

Rating: 9/10 (6 April 2006)

I remember Truman Capote more from his several appearances on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" than anything else. I knew he was responsible for one of the great books of the 20th century, "In Cold Blood", but I didn't appreciate his talent as an author until about seven years ago when I read "Blood" for the first time.
I decided to see this film only because I heard Hoffman did a hauntingly dead-on job of portraying Capote. I have to say, that is what you will walk away from most from this film. Hoffman's performance is immaculate. My opinion is that the film itself is not particularly great, but Hoffman proved he is without a doubt our next great talent. I hope the good scripts keep coming his way, because it will be a treat to see him on screen from now on.
You should see this movie. Not because it is a great movie, but because it has a great actor in the lead.