A sparse, engrossing dissection of Truman Capote’s self-infatuation during the researching and writing of In Cold Blood. Hauntingly filmed in cold, unforgiving shades and colors, the film slowly wraps a hand around your throat, squeezing tighter as the film progresses. Philip Seymour Hoffman is brilliant and somehow unrecognizable, making the chilling conclusion all the more effective (and disturbing). A.
Jun 05, 2006