Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Mark Pellegrino
On assignment to write an article for 'The New Yorker,' Truman Capote traveled to a small Kansas town, where he began to investigate and report on the gruesome murder of a local family. At first leery...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 14, 2006
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November 21, 2009Pretty slow, but an interesting piece of history. Good acting and all that jazz.
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October 2, 2009PSH is great, no doubt there, but the film feels a bit uneven in it's focus.
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September 14, 2009Hoffman deserved his Oscar, and Keener was great as always. It's funny how two films about Truman Capote came out in close concession, I haven?t seen the other one but it will have to be good to beat this one!
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July 30, 2009Capote delivers on its biggest promise: an outstanding (Oscar-recognized) performance by the one and only PSH. Slow-paced but impossible to turn away from, it's a sort of "biopic by numbers" that is nevertheless compelling thanks to the hero's double-bind: he is stuck between nee...( read more)
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July 14, 2009Creepy movie. Truman Capote wasn't a saint, and the movie portrays it in a scary way, how he took advantage of the killers (specially Perry Smith, beautifully played by Clifton Collins, Jr.), how he didn't care about what happened to them. Everything has been said about Hoffman's...( read more)
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November 17, 2009Phillip Seymour Hoffman has got to be one of the most talented people in Hollywood. Everything he is in, he brings something truly great to it. He even made Along Came Polly good. As for the actual movie, it was really great. The story is really moving and makes you think about c...( read more)
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November 17, 2009Spellbinding biopic, accomplished via clever and quick craftsmanship, weaving together a hauntingly realistic representation made up of pieces from the obsessive quest in the writer's life, which come together to form a deeply intimate psychological portrait of Truman Capote the ...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
February 7, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
October 21, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The great strength of Miller's film -- aside from Hoffman's brilliant portrayal -- is that it both tells the story behind Capote's masterpiece, the true-crime tale In Cold Blood, and serves as an homa... full review
October 21, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Capote is a film of uncommon strength and insight. full review
October 15, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Redeemed by Hoffman, who magnificently captures the shrill, needy egotism of the legendary author. full review
September 30, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The movie is both ruthlessly critical of its subject and unabashedly affectionate toward him, and Hoffman hits every note so it rings true. full review
September 30, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Hoffman delivers a thrilling and profound Oscar-caliber performance that will haunt viewers well after the movie is over. full review
September 29, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
Hoffman goes beyond the surface mannerisms and diction. He disappears into Capote. full review
September 27, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Bennett Miller's film is a fascinating and fine-grained reconstruction of the period in which Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood.
September 22, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Hoffman's unmissable and unforgettable performance as Truman Capote should make him the front-runner for every Best Actor prize in the book. full review
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June 13, 2006Brilliant-when you come out the cinema it's a feeling you can't explain-both funny and tearjerking-Hoffman plays Capote brilliantly as does his actress side-kick.It made me want to read 'In Cold Blood' and 'To kill a Mockingbird'.
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