Capote (2005)

Though his childlike voice, fey mannerisms and unconventional clothes arouse initial hostility in a part of the country that still thinks of itself as part of the Old West, Capote quickly wins the trust of the locals, most notably Alvin Dewey (Chris

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External Reviews

Normally, movies falling into a mid-day slot leave a minimal aftertaste before being washed away by the next feature, but not this one. Capote is strong medicine that will demand recognition at next year's Oscars. 

If "In Cold Blood" drew an enigmatic picture of an America both as rooted and as uprooted as the killers, "Capote" gives us a riveting depiction of an artist who desperately straddled the border between those two worlds.

-- (Boxoffice Magazine)

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It might almost be comic. Instead we have a portrait of years-long journalistic villainy that should please Capote's still-living rival Gore Vidal, if no one else. 

-- (SlantMagazine.com)

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This is a meticulous production where Jess Gonchor's set design tells us much about the people who inhabit these places and environments hauntingly photographed by Adam Kimmel have a powerful effect on people.

-- (Hollywod Reporter)

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This is a consistently riveting work that ranks among 2005’s finest, and the buzz has already started about Hoffman’s likelihood of winning awards. A Sony Pictures Classics release.

--William Wolf

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This story should have lots of built-in drama and tension. The problem is the movie feels a little flat; the emotional level of the movie never reaches the dramatic level of the story. 

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I refuse to describe "Capote" as deliberate, rather, it is a "delicate" movie told in a paced fashion. And that pace is just about right; we learn the techniques employed by Truman Capote from the inside, at times, we feel like we understand him. And when he says he can hardly breathe, neither can we.

--Jonathan W. Hickman

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Capote was no doubt certainly at his most alive during those years. In Cold Blood was the apex of his career. He never scaled such heights again. This film pays tribute to that moment with a grand performance by an actor similarly at the top of his game. 

-- (Reel.com)

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As engaging as Capote is to watch, you have to realize walking in that this is not going to be a happy scenario unfolding before their eyes. There is very little laughter or even a sigh of relief throughout. 

--Rachel Gordon (FilmCritic.com)

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CAPOTE is the best movie of the year -- okay, at this point, I have to qualify that comment by saying it is the best so far this year, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if CAPOTE ends up actually being the best film of the year.

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Particularly for people who have seen IN COLD BLOOD (or read the book), this film is a compelling look at what else was going on so close to the action. I think that this film will do good things for Philip Seymour Hoffman's career. I rate CAPOTE a high +2 on the -4 to +4 scale or 7/10.

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That the rest of the film is excellent is just icing on the cake. Going is a no-brainer. 

--Eric Lurio

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But just as Gore Vidal saw Capote’s having “made lying an art . . . even when it is inconvenient,” so, too, does Capote the film claim more than is there. At the center of this treatment as well as its human subject, there is a coldness around the heart which, intentional in both cases, distances them from the sympathy of experience.

--Donald Levit

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"In Cold Blood" was an exploitation true-crime story, done at a very high level. And now Capote himself is being exploited for high art. He would have loved it.

--Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)

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Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman The Big Lebowski, Magnolia, Almost Famous Catherine Keener Being John Malkovich, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Out of Sight Chris Cooper American Beauty, The Patriot, The Bourne Identity Allie Mickelson The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess Kelci Stephenson Craig Archibald Kiss Me, Guido, Gerald L'Ecuyer: A Filmmaker's Journey Bronwen Coleman [more]

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Mychael Danna Little Miss Sunshine, 8MM, Girl, Interrupted

The film does seem long in truth, but you forgive its length, because the over-all feel is just incredible - the story unique, yet true. And the musical punctuation by Mychael Danna helps the tone of the film and Mr. Hoffman's latest "creation," subtly beautifully, hauntingly unfold. Enjoy  Bennett and Futterman's brilliantly realized hatchet job, heavily indebted to Gerald Clarke's acclaimed book Capote, is the kind of devastating portrait Capote dispassionately penned about others; we're left with the chilling impression of a frightfully ambitious creature who got exactly what he wanted and was damned by his own answered prayers.  "Capote," based on a book by Gerald Clarke, fills in the blanks with the most damning look at the dark side of American journalism since Billy Wilder's "The Big Carnival" more than half a century ago. Bravo.  --Lou Lumenick (New York Post) It’s too bad that the film is not able to delve and offer up a more complete, deep portrait of the flamboyant Capote. As it is, the film is mostly just fine.  --Annie Gilbert (Tailslate.net) Capote, with typical hyperbole, once said that writing "In Cold Blood" was the reason he was born. I'll indulge in hyperbole as well: Hoffman was born to play this role. Here's looking forward to acknowledgment of his triumph at Oscar time. --Paul Clinton (CNN Showbiz) Hoffman is able to make much of it compelling, while the drama itself teeters between feeling fascinating and feeling dense. A quiet and introspective movie, Capote nonetheless offers an outsized performance as its prize attraction, something worth a look all on its own. 7/10 --Jeffrey Chen (WindowToMovies.com)

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