Capote (movie)

[gorcorps]

Just bought Capote w/out watching it first as I heard it got a few awards and was pretty fantastic. I thought it was incredibly boring and nothing more than a decent acting job by Philip Seymour Hoffman. What's with the big country wide hard-on for this film?

 

[Farang]

I'm somewhat of a film snob and I still say this one sucks. I quit halfway through both times I tried to watch it. Hoffman's acting was good but also what I hated, I suppose the mannerisms of Capote himself is what made me hate this one.

 

[EvilYoda]

Everybody has different tastes, but PSH was so submerged in the role that it might seem like an effortless performance at times, but I thought he was great because of how convincing and fluid he was. As for the movie as whole, it wasn't touted to be a masterpiece, but rather a vehicle for the actor, much like "Being Julia" was for Annette Benning the year prior.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Everybody has different tastes, but PSH was so submerged in the role that it might seem like an effortless performance at times, but I thought he was great because of how convincing and fluid he was. As for the movie as whole, it wasn't touted to be a masterpiece, but rather a vehicle for the actor, much like "Being Julia" was for Annette Benning the year prior.

I guess that makes sense. He did a great job no doubt. I just expected better from what I heard.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

He did a fantastic job in the movie. A little slow but I still liked it.

 

[Soundmanred]

I somehow made it through this movie without turning it off.
That's about the best thing I have to say about it.

 

[darkswordsman17]

It was just an ok movie all around. I don't even feel that Hoffman's acting was that good. I honestly don't know of anyone other than the Oscars that made a big deal about it. If it had been as hyped as the Illusionist or the Prestige I would probably not like it. Incidentally it was yet another story that had two movies about it come out within a pretty short span of each other.

 

[jjones]

Haven't seen it, and maybe the acting was good but c'mon, it's a story about Capote. How interesting can that be?

 

[dbk]

pretentious, artsy fartsy garbage