Hoffman Deserves Oscar

I saw Capote yesterday and Philip Seymour Hoffman was terrific. He deserves the Oscar for this role. (This statement pains me because I loved Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain.) Hoffman's performance explored his character and extracted every ounce of Capote's personality. It was a revelation, not because of the impersonation which was excellent in itself, but more because of the extent to which we knew Truman Capote by the end of the film. We knew his shallowness, cunning, conceit, self-deception and self-betrayal, and still we felt sorry for him and the person he became during the time he spent writing In Cold Blood. It was a magnificent interpretation of a character. The script was wonderful and Clifton Collins Jr should have gotten a nomination for best supporting actor. He struck all the right notes in his portrayal of the psychopath, Perry Smith. Catherine Keener was wonderful as Harper Lee. It was a great film, all around.