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Capote (2005)

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Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 179
Fresh: 161 | Rotten: 18

Philip Seymour Hoffman's riveting central performance guides a well-constructed retelling of the most sensational and significant period in author Truman Capote's life.

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Average Rating: 8.6/10
Critic Reviews: 42
Fresh: 42 | Rotten: 0

Philip Seymour Hoffman's riveting central performance guides a well-constructed retelling of the most sensational and significant period in author Truman Capote's life.

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The creation of one of the most memorable books of the 1960s -- and the impact the writing and research would have on its author -- is explored in this drama based on a true story. In 1959, Truman Capote (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) was a critically acclaimed novelist who had earned a small degree of celebrity for his work when he read a short newspaper item about a multiple murder in a small Kansas town. For some reason, the story fascinated Capote, and he asked William Shawn (Bob

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Mar 14, 2006

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Capote is a cool and polished hall of mirrors reflecting the ways in which Truman Capote came to write (and be written by) In Cold Blood.

January 5, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice
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Hoffman goes beyond impersonation to something close to possession.

October 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Skillfully and economically put together.

October 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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The almost perfectly realized Capote -- stumbling only in the lack of shading it gives Keener's and Greenwood's characters -- offers a sobering glimpse at what the author had to give up of his soul to achieve his success.

October 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
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A meditation on the artist's obligations to the art and to society and lines that blur when you cross them.

October 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel
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It's a fully realized look at a time and place as well as a riveting study of career obsessions warring with a sense of justice.

October 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle
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Aims for starkness but ends up as tastefulness

September 1, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion
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Fascinating biography, but for adults only.

July 23, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
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The Passion of Truman Capote

May 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

Murder Most Foul

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: JWR

Hoffman tries, but mainly just gets the surface of Capote.

January 31, 2008 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comments (3)
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June 22, 2007 Full Review Source: Index.hr | Comment (1)

I am aware that virtually every critic in America if not on the planet has lauded Hoffman's portrayal of the author and that I am in the minority. Watching Hoffman I felt something primal was missing from his interpretation ... To my mind, Hoffman's work

January 11, 2007 Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | Comments (8)
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...the one award I'm sure it will win, Best Actor for Hoffman

December 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review

a milestone in modern acting, and quite fascinating in any number of ways, particularly its depiction of the minutiae of the writer's life.

August 20, 2006 Full Review Source: Cinema Writer
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Audience Reviews for Capote

From first frame to last, this is an extraordinary film. I advise you actually read 'In Cold Blood' before you see the it, but even if you don't you can appreciate this solid movie. Phillip Seymour Hoffman definitely deserves the Oscar, and there are great performances from the rest of the cast as well. The film is so superbly shot that the cinematography alone entrenches you in the experience. Deserving of all its praise, 'Capote' is a true crime film for the ages.
September 2, 2012
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Phillip Seymour Hoffman was the best part and thats why he won the oscar. Thats also why nothing else won an oscar that year as well. There are no real redeeming qualities because the story is cold and brittle.
August 7, 2012
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    1. Truman Capote: ...and I will never get over it.
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