75 out of 98 people found the following review helpful:

The Whispering

Vladimir Ripjakokof from London, UK, 30th April, 2007

Philip Seymour Hoffman must do an incredible job of impersonating Truman Capote in this movie (I don't know this for sure because I, unlike the self congratulatory critics it seems, never knew Mr Capote). I have no idea why else this film would have met with the critical acclaim it did. I refuse to believe that I just didnt get it or that it was too smart for me--this film was anything but. Hoffman whispers his way through the movie making the dialogue very difficult to hear, let alone care about. The film plods and this is compounded on by underdeveloped characters for whom the viewer can build no kind of empathy.

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36 out of 48 people found the following review helpful:

To be honest I didn't know who he was.

Antony Leigh from Manchester, England, 8th January, 2007

I had no idea who Truman Capote was until this film was released. I have not read In Cold Blood but I did see Breakfast at Tiffany's! Does that count? Anyway I watched it and thought it was fantastic. Excellent acting worthy of the oscar he achieved. Catherine Keener goes from 40 yr old virgin to a brilliant portrayal of Harper Lee. Basically it's worthy of all the great reviews that are better written than this one! 5 stars and worth it.

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35 out of 55 people found the following review helpful:

Over Hyped

A Customer from Belfast, 27th February, 2006

This flim and its reviews have hyped the style and skill of this film far too much. It has raised expectations past what any film can achieve. The first hour or so is made of bland and largely uninteresting conversation pieces between Capote and various other actors. The film uses dull colours and shading so much that this lighting method becomes incredibly obvious adn thus ineffective. The acting is largely drab with many seeming to rely on Seymour-Hoffmans strong acting. There is a strong lack of exploration of the psychology between Capote and Perry. When quite obviously Capote sees a huge similarity between himself and Perry. Also what comes accross is Truman Capote's callousness, self adulating arrogance, attention seeking and arrogance in how he used these two men for his own gains. Is this really the kind of man a film of this stature should be made about? Save the £4 or so and just go to the pub.

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28 out of 39 people found the following review helpful:

In Cold Blood

KitKat from North London, 4th March, 2006

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Truman Capote is smug, self-involved and downright creepy. Hoffman undoubtedly deseves some credit for creating a character so monstrously unlikeable; unfortunately, the narrow scope of the film means that it is cold and unlikeable as well. A biopic of such a repulsive man is akin to a well crafted but portrait of an ugly person: you can appreciate the skill and effort that went into making it, but you don't really want to sit and look at it for two hours.

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Didnt get it quite right

Randomfilmbuff from , 9th March, 2010

Although an oscar worthy performance by the leading male, this was the only thing going for the film. the rest was dull and unemotional

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hhmmm...

Bojarkus from , 4th March, 2010

I can see why Hoffman won the Oscar, but I can't say that this is a particuarly 'must see' movie. Think Green Mile, without the Hanks, or charm.

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boring film

colleentheonly1 from , 1st March, 2010

i turned it off after 10 minutes i found this dvd to be extremely boring and a waste of time and money

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a good biography

ustwo from from ilkley, 28th February, 2010

if you're interested in Truman Capote or Harper Lee you will love this film. It's clever and well performed. If you're not interested in them, it's a bit boring to be honest! I personally found Capote's accent a little difficult to undertand at times.

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