(5 stars out of five)--An outstanding film. The accolades go out to everyone: Philip Seymour Hoffman is almost unrecognizable in the title role, and he's aided by wonderful supporting performances from Katherine Keener, Chris Cooper, and especially Clifton Collins Jr. The real surprise here is that the movie has not only a first-time director (Bennett Miller) but also a first-time writer (Dan Futterman), and it succeeds as if it were a film made by veterans! The real triumph of the film is in the construction of the story, in relation to the characters. You don't feel as if you're being forced into feeling certain emotions, and at the end of the film, it's up to you to decide just how much you like Truman Capote as a person, if at all. A stellar picture, every step of the way.
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