A very good movie

I already saw this movie but it was a while back go and, on top of that, I have just finished reading ‘In Cold Blood’ so I was really eager to check it again. Well, after years of being one of the best supporting actors around, it was time for Philip Seymour Hoffman to shine in a leading part. Finally, he got his shot with this flick, of course, everybody was blown away and he was deservedly rewarded by an Academy award. Even though Hoffman usually gets most of the credit concerning this movie, I think we shouldn't forget Bennett Miller who delivered here a very strong  directing début. To be honest, I have to admit that the movie was actually more impressive before I read the actual book.  I mean , even if Truman Capote seemed to be a really interesting guy, even if this story was quite intriguing, eventually, the book itself was still so much better after all so you might wonder if the whole thing was eventually really worth it after all. Still, it was really neat to see how Capote managed after many years of hard work and obsession to craft one of the best books ever written, In fact, he was so consumed by the damned thing that he eventually never wrote another book afterwards. Indeed, they gave us here some pretty impressive creative process at work and I thought it was just spellinding to watch. To conclude, I really enjoyed this movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Philip Seymour Hoffman's work.


8/10