Oscar Watchlist 06

A movie to be admired rather than enjoyed. This movie is extremely well made and some of the cinematography is simplistic and adds to the creative setting the story is founded on. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is outstanding, he adapts Truman Capote's entire persona (which is at first a little distracting at first) and makes it look so effortless. Half way through the movie I even began to notice how I was easily getting so used to the complexity of his manipulating character. As the movie progresses so does the duplicity of emotions being shown and I found it becomes very uncomfortable very quickly. It's almost as if it were divided into two parts, the killers and the person exploiting them for his own gain, and though you shouldn't sympathise with either you do end up pitying both parties. Gritty stuff. Look out for Hoffman reading the opening chapter of "in cold blood" as Capote. Raw and Intense.

Hmmm. This is a serious movie.
Lets slow everything the fuck down, is it slow enough? No, we need it slower!... Oh and lets get several plot streams going on at once... and say everything like ITS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE FILM! Ugh! This film can be totally draining. You've just gotta love the way this movie overstates everything! Maybe it's just America dealing with the underlying causes for "the war on terror" or equally a movie exploiting the entire situation so it can be dramatised and publicised. (Don't believe me... check out Tim Blake Nelson's speech on corruption half way through the film) Ah sweet Hollywood corruption, speaking of corruption Clooney got an Oscar for this... an explanation would be nice? Especially since Damon did a much better job with the same amount of screen time.
Some good performances, some nice direction... overall kinda meh, the truth is it's all been done before. Not really a movie based on the public reflections of the American people but more a movie aimed at brushing the issues raised under the rug intentionally... for the American people.
The Guardian newspaper said this was a movie that "deserved a second viewing" and in all honesty it probably does, just so you can try and figure out whats been confusing you for the last two and a bit hours.
Hint: ...Not an awful lot!

Intresting but lacks emotional impact. Seing the historical footage was really captivating but that was just the introduction, from there on its just a journey of a team blowing things up. Though well directed the story is just dull. Strong lead by Eric Bana. Makes you paranoid about moving about your house afterwards.

Worth a best movie Oscar simply for the truths it presents.How social culture's are slowly being judged under prejudiced stereotypes and nothing is what it seems. Some very touching moments... especially the incident on the poster... probably one of the biggest relief moments in cinematic history. The Matt Dillon/Thandie Newton storyline and Ludacris' dialogue are amazing. Every performance in this movie is inspiring and outstanding. It also has a great soundtrack and perfect direction. Emotional. Educational. Provoking. More of an experience than anything else... Loved it.