Capote (2005)
Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Bennett Miller
Written By: Dan Futterman
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Catherine Keener, Bob Balaban, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Amy Ryan, Mark Pellegrino
Genres: Drama, Crime, Biography
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doctor7 | 84 81st |
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A well written movie with superb acting by Philip Seymour Hoffman. While not an absolutely fantastic film in itself, Hoffman's acting is amazing and makes this film a must see.
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Pickpocket | 3 28th |
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I can recognize how amazing PSH's performance is (seriously, has he had a bad one yet?) but this film drags and drags and draggggggggggggs. I just don't give a shit about his character or anyone in this movie.
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laika | 67 38th |
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Didn't like the book at all. The movie is marginally better. To Kill a Mockingbird is still infintely better than anything Capote wrote.
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Tripwyre | 76 70th |
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Very good performances from the entire cast (including a few great ones from Hoffman and Collins Jr.) make up for the slow and deliberate pace of the film. While it's enjoyable and engaging, it's also an incredibly dry and trying film. As much as I was taken in by the performances and wanted to see how things played out, it's also fairly predictable, and I was glad it was over afterward. Hoffman fully deserved the Oscar for this, but the man could be nominated for nearly every role he takes on.
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gtown1479 | 88 91st |
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I am starting to think that I need to grade PSH movies on a curve because I just can't really seem to find one that I dislike. I enjoy his portrayal of Capote as he works to get the information to complete his famous book In Cold Blood, and the struggles that he has between his relationship with the actual people involved and his own hunger for more literary success. The guy who plays Perry the inmate is pretty darn good too. Makes me want to go back and reread the book.
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| 2 | LynchMidget | 50 27th |
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Average film propelled by a blistering performance from Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
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Paxton | 78 83rd |
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Imagine my surprise after reading the end credits and it turns out Philip Seymour Hoffman is in this!
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| 1 | duandsku | 86 76th |
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A haunting, intoxicating biopic that very rarely loses its focus. The chemistry between the minds of Hoffman and Keener should comfortably find a nest in the history books.
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| 1 | gibberish | 85 77th |
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A film more noticable for its performances (especially by Philip Seymour Hoffman in his Oscar-winning role), although the film itself, about Truman Capote, is well made.
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| 1 | Talea | 80 68th |
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Taut, discomfiting story of an amoral journalist who has to face the consequences of pursuing his sources. Hoffman is divine.
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| 1 | idiot27000 | 82 69th |
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An effective bio-pic, but flawed.
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cellophane | 83 51st |
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A sometimes paceless biopic with a stellar centerpiece performance.
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| 1 | sebageek | 83 57th |
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Really intense filmmaking, but something a little less than perfect.
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lrampartl | 59 43rd |
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Good, solid performance by Hoffman, but the film itself seemed lacking. I can't say what, but it just lacked some sort of emotional oomph to give this movie the impact it needed. Still, a very well acted and beautiful looking movie. The average viewer may be bored by this film.
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aus_hab_fan | 79 75th |
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A solid film with specacular acting by Hoffman. However, I never felt like I was a part of this movie, never felt like I was privileged to know how anyone REALLY felt. At the end, despite a death, I felt empty, numb, which I'm certain isn't the aim of the film. However, I don't know much about the book or its impact on society (time to check Wikipedia!), and this was a great film to fill one in.
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ozymandius10 | 80 74th |
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Everyone has pretty much said all there is to say about the PSH performance. Everytime I saw him on the screen, he WAS the character. That's how acting works. Unfortunately, the movie did a fair amount of dragging. Clifton Collins was great as well, but it was just an average flick.
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3Names | 90 77th |
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A fantastic biopic that merges an impeccable impersonation/
performance from Hoffman, and a murder mystery, as we follow Capote on his investigation of the perpetrators that informed his book "In Cold Blood".
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TedDedon | 75 50th |
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Standard fare as far as dramas are concerned. It's still good, though.
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Shmendrek | 3 61st |
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An Oscar-hungry film with a great performance by Hoffman. Not one I would ever list as a favorite, or even recommend, but I can recognize a decent movie when I see one.
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ABUNCHOFCATS | 89 81st |
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Hoffman is absolutely stunning as Truman Capote.
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FunkyAstro | 80 80th |
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I've never read In Cold Blood and really had no prior knowledge of Truman Capote going into this film. Despite that, Hoffman's performance is brilliant and entertaining to the point that he carries the otherwise standard biopic on his shoulders the entire time.
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| 1 | lakefxdan | 85 56th |
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Terrific cast, but interactions are limited. Cinematography captures Kansas via Manitoba in many lovely long shots. Story fails to effectively link Capote's emotional state to the end of writing.
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Ashby | 80 59th |
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Hoffman is amazing, but the movie fails to provide the emotional connection that makes you sympathise with Capote's state of mind towards the end of the film. I feel this is partly due to a script that could have used some extra revision and partly due to the fact that Clifton Collins Jr. simply could not hold his weight against the power performance from Hoffman. I find it unfortunate that it eventually just comes off as a Hoffman vehicle, because this had the potential to be a true classic.
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| Average Percentile 56.91% from 5229 Ratings |  |