Better Capote than Phillip Seymour Hoffman
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Hermoine — 15 years ago(August 08, 2010 01:41 AM)
Toby Jones nailed Truman Capote. Not only does Jones posses the same psychical traits as Capote but his mannerisms and voice were spot on.
Hoffman's performance was a joke. Aside from the fact that he is the wrong build, far too tall and fat to play Capote in the 1960s but this voice was all wrong. Hoffman can be a great actor but Capote is not one of his great performances. -
aness57502 — 13 years ago(October 20, 2012 09:26 PM)
I agree. I feel that Hoffman's film was designed for some methody portrayal, perhaps to attract the Oscars but the intensity was a bit much but not totally inappropriate. My grandmother, who worked at the New Yorker with Capote and spent time with him at his apartment (she was a poor swan shall we say) and is 88, drove eagely to see the Hoffman picture and said Hoffman was not Capote in his manner, appearance, whole thing. I asked her to see the Toby picture but she was so disappointed, she would not see another picture. (Truthfully, she has a limited attention span). I wish that Toby could be the frontrunner in these characters including the Hitchcock movie.
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PattyGJones — 13 years ago(November 17, 2012 01:18 PM)
Even if she does have a limited attention span, you should try to get your mom to watch "Infamous." That she knew and liked Capote would make her love Toby Jones. His performan7ecce was nothing short of perfection.
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PattyGJones — 13 years ago(November 17, 2012 12:03 PM)
I know I'm a late arrival here, but wanted to add my comment now, more than ever, for a reason I'll get into later. I, too, thought Philip Seymour Hoffman had done a great job until I saw "Infamous." Hoffman did have some mannerisms down and did a fair job at immitating the accent and the 'infamous' Capote attitude, but TOBY JONES SO THOROUGHLY NAILED THE ROLE it's impossible to even watch "Capote" again. I remember seeing Truman Capote on a talk show probably Johnny Carson or maybe Jack Paar or Dick Cavett. Regardless, Truman was an impossible character to forget and has been sloppily immitated by many over the years. Nobody really succeeded until Toby BECAME Truman; the perfect lisping drawl and his enjoyment of himself with his wlckedly funny comments, taking off the glasses and rubbing the bridge of his nose. I'm sure Truman was Truman's biggest fan, and that's just how Toby played him.
Speaking of inflated egos, just recently I saw "The Girl" (the story of the bitter relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren), and was again blown away at Toby's gifted performance. I don't know if he practices "the Method" or has found some other way, as does Frank Langella, of leaving his own b2000ody to give a portrayal of another person. However he does it, he is miraculous. I was a great fan of Hitch's films and loved him on his TV show. There could be no more perfect a Hitch than Toby Jones, and I'm enraged to see that the part (in "Hitchcock," the film) went to Anthony Hopkins. I've admired Hopkins for years, but even at his best I cannot imagine him doing a better Hitchcock than Toby did. I don't think he'll even come close.
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HarryRidgway — 13 years ago(March 08, 2013 01:29 AM)
wow, looks like I'm either the only one that disagrees or I'm the only one to stupid to speak up
I preferred Phillip Seymour Hoffman over Jones playing Capote.
Hoffman was perfection
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TheFabulousThomasJ — 11 years ago(December 22, 2014 11:16 AM)
Finally watched
Infamous
over the weekend and I do agree.
Like Meryl Streep portraying Julia Child in
Julie & Julia
I really believed I was watching Truman Capote!!!
Have you seen the goldfish? I think he took off for Greece!