When you have Clint Eastwood directing Leonardo DiCaprio, it's a no-brainer.
But this was beyond any expectations because not once in the 130 over minutes of running time did I see Leonardo DiCaprio. Sure the make-up helped a little bit but he has lost himself in his art, so far gone that DiCaprio didn't exist anymore.
Of course I have no idea who J. Edgar Hoover was, only by reputation; but there's no denying DiCaprio's portrayal here. Even if it's not accurate, there still wasn't any DiCaprio left.
Armie Hammer is off to a great start in his new found fame. Following The Social Network, here he gave another fantastic performance, holding his own against the great DiCaprio.
Judi Dench was fantastic as well, showing and weaving the background story of Hoover and why he was the way he was.
Only Naomi Watts was lacking a little in the sense that there wasn't any memorable scene from her, but her star power also powered her through against the fine ensemble.
However, pacing was an issue for me. There were a few times when I thought the movie slowed down too much as it tried to develop the storyline. Not that I would remove any one scene from the movie but I did feel the drag once or twice.
Nevertheless, this was another great movie looking into a great character and getting a great history lesson.
I'm just surprised there wasn't a great buzz around this movie or DiCaprio's performance. Not getting an Oscar nomination is even a greater surprise. So does this reflect on how stiff competition is this year or the Oscar got bored with biographical portrayals?
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