Capote
Sony Pictures
Rated R

Review by: Larry Thomas

In a perfect example of a sensational performance in just an OK film, Philip Seymour Hoffman is mesmerising as Capote. As with David Straithairn's aforementioned Edward R. Murrow characterization, Hoffman gets into the skin of the person without resorting to characature.

Since the story deals with one specific portion of the author's life (the writing of his groundbreaking work In Cold Blood), there's a lot we don't get to know about Truman Capote. However, Hoffman makes this completely worthwhile.