Colm and I went to see this on Friday, in the cinema in the new (ok, not any more, but still) Dundrum Town Centre. The cinema itself was actually pretty nice – I must admit, from their website, I was expecting something slightly dodgy, but it wasn’t at all. They also appear to have a few cool ideas, like movie showings for people with babies, so that you can see the film you’ve been dying to see, without having to get a babysitter, and adults-only showings of kids movies, so you can see the new Harry Potter without the screaming kids 
Anyway, on to the movie – it was an excellent movie, and well worth watching. I came out of it (ok, I sat through half of it) dying to just thump Truman Capote. He was annoying. But I think he was meant to be. He was, however, brilliantly played. I’ve never read anything he wrote, and after the movie, I never wanted to, but since then I’ve gotten more curious about the story behind the book, In Cold Blood, and I suspect when I get home after the next stint in Munich that I’ll find a copy and read it.
The movie follows Capote as he writes In Cold Blood, which is the story of the murders of a rural American family. The thing I really liked was Harper Lee. She’s a woman I’ve admired ever since I read To Kill a Mockingbird, and she was a powerful and moving character. Capote, on the other hand, seemed ineffectual, weak, and somehow duplicitous. I didn’t like him at all – but I guess it’s a good director who can stir up such strong emotions
I’d highly recommend Capote to almost anyone – there’s very little in the way of scariness – three violent moments during the film, none more than a few seconds, is about the height of it. It’s an interesting story, Harper Lee is brilliant, and Perry is also well worth watching.
But for pity’s sake, won’t someone please thump Capote?!