GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

classicsoncall It's easy to become conflicted over the character of Truman Capote in this picture, just as Capote himself appeared to be conflicted in his relationship with one of the Clutter Family murderers, Perry Smith. It was a little unsettling to hear Capote outright lie to Smith the first time (when he said he didn't have a title to his book yet), but then he repeatedly lied time and time again to secure an advantage in gaining insights into Smith's character. Maybe 'lie' isn't the right word, how about manipulate? Capote was a master manipulator when it came to getting the information he wanted and needed for his story. I'm not so sure I wouldn't have done the same.The title for the film might be a bit of a misnomer. "Capote" isn't about the life of the esteemed novelist, it's really about a five or so year window during which Capote became captivated by the murder of a Kansas family and decided to write about it. I'm not sure if this was the first 'non-fiction novel' ever written as Capote claims to his publisher in the story, but that probably doesn't matter. If you've read "In Cold Blood", you'll know it's a chilling account of the brutal Clutter murders, a riveting read that's hard to put down once you get started.Despite the real life Capote's celebrity, the only time I've ever seen him, and this seems kind of weird, was as a panelist on a handful of the old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts aired during the Seventies. Every time he appeared, as I recall, he utilized that affectation where he brings two fingers to his eye underneath the eyeglass lens. I can't recall if Phillip Seymour Hoffman did it more than once in this movie, but the one time I did make note of it was while riding to the premiere of "To Kill a Mockingbird" with his publisher William Shawn (Bob Balaban).What one probably needs to do if you haven't already done so, is catch up with the 1967 film based on Capote's book. As a complement to this picture, it does a much better job of detailing the dysfunctional, sordid and senseless lives of Richard Hickok and Perry Smith, while the stark black and white filming adds to the horror of the Clutter nightmare. In that movie, Perry Smith is portrayed by actor Robert Blake, and thinking about it now, wouldn't it have been something if Blake and Hoffman were contemporaries to appear in a film like this together. That would have been something, wouldn't it? Reading some of the negative reviews on this board, it appears that the film's pace was a problem for most. Granted, this is not an action movie, but the drama presented is noteworthy and provides some insight into the complexity of Truman Capote's character. What might serve well would be a more complete story on his life and times, the description of his early life to prisoner Smith sounded like the kind of stuff that would make for a compelling biography.

genx-97351 The story is basically the same as "In Cold Blood" but it's from a different POV. In Cold Blood was an autobiographical story of Truman Capote's experience writing about these horrible murders. "Capote" is a look at the same events but it's a more objective view of Truman C. The motivations of Truman Capote are more clear in this version and the film reaches a greater sense of truth regarding the characters involved in these awful crimes. I enjoyed the movie a lot and highly recommend it. Philip Seymour Hoffman was stupendous ac TC and he deserved the Oscar for sure!

areatw Philip Seymour Hoffman does a wonderful job as Truman Capote in this film, so much so that he carries it from start to finish and is the sole reason the movie has received such positive reviews from critics and audiences. Hoffman is difficult to fault, but the film as a whole is far from perfect.'Capote' is supposed to be a biography of novelist Truman Capote, yet offers very little background on the man himself. People going into this film with little knowledge of Capote will be disappointed when the credits roll and find they don't know much more than they did 2 hours ago. Surely that's not what you would expect from a so- called 'biographical film'?For all it positive aspects, including an outstanding lead acting performance, 'Capote' is let down by its narrow approach. I wanted and expected so much more from this film.

Artur Machado What I like most about movies is that you can learn something from (some of) them. Having read the non-fiction novel "In Cold Blood", literary genre which Truman Capote claims to be pioneer, I was curious about this movie. The book describes the true events of how two young Americans met and the brutal homicide they committed against a family in 1959 Kansas; and the movie tells us the story of how that book came to be.What's it about:We are presented to Truman Capote (magisterially played by Philip Seymour Hoffman that deservedly won the Oscar for this performance), showing us the man, what he did, his social circles, his intimacy and motivations. So we get an idea of who he was, when then comes the murder news that lead Capote to his investigation, personally interviewing the captured murderers, going so far as to create a bond of friendship specially with Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jr.).What's bad:The title is misleading as it is not so much a biography but an episode of Capote's life, namely the making of the book "In Cold Blood". Although the movie establishes well a portrayal of Truman's personality, instead of wasting so much time with long and still shots of plains and buildings and him staring at the horizon, it could give us know the why he be so, is origins, more background on how he came to the literary circle and what more works he published besides the well known "Breakfast at Tiffany's" that resulted on the homonymous movie starling Audrey Hepburn. Moreover, it is known that Truman maintained a long-term homosexual relationship with the also novelist Jack Dunphy (Bruce Greenwood), but that idea is only insinuated never shown directly if they were more than really close friends.What's good:Proclaiming to be a biography it shows little, but something is better than nothing. At first I was going to rate this movie 6/10, but now that I've given it some thought I see the genie behind. The investigation and the friendship with Perry were events that deeply marked Capote for the rest of his life, so much that one can say that he sacrificed himself (voluntarily or not) in order to leave us a legacy (as questionable as it may be), and I believe Hoffman did it also with this role. Good directing, sets, color, shots, costumes and all the cast are at the highest level marvelously complementing this unhurriedly told story that being a sad one, does not try to be sentimentalist, and that I congratulate.Worth seeing. 7/10.22/04/2016R.I.P., Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). Respect.