We've been wanting to have go at film reviews for a while now but never quite got round to it. But perhaps unluckily for you, one of our crack squad of film maniacs went to the cinema last night and it seems silly not to bring it up.
Well, we should get to the point. The film was 'Capote' and given that films breeze in and out cinemas in the blinking of an eye in this fair city, we wanted to give the thing a plug. It's certainly not your romantic comedy option for Friday night but the film is well worth catching on the big screen. Some movies that are too tasteful can end up being bland, but this one gets it absolutely right. It manages to be hard-hitting without being lurid - suggestion is key throughout.
Little Cracow Life joins the chorus of praise for Philip Seymour Hoffman. The actor is so skilful at playing Capote that you simply forget that this is the same guy who played in' Boogie Nights' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'. A lot of praise has been rightly heaped on Hoffman, who is always great, but he is certainly not the only player holding up the ship here. All the main performances are memorable, not least those of the two prisoners themselves. We warmly recommend catching this film, which manages to say so much and yet with such restraint. Can we slip in a pretentious line here? We'll spare you this time - but don't miss this striking film!
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