J. Edgar (2011)
Directed by Clint
Eastwood this biopic stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi
Watts. We follow the life of the FBI's first director as he builds
and ruthlessly maintains his empire while hunting down criminals.
The life of Hoover is
intertwined with many of the great social changes of the first half
of the last century in America so he makes an excellent choice for a
biopic. DiCaprio gives a really good performance in the title role,
transforming into the elderly Hoover especially well. Where this film
falls down is that it makes explicit the parts of Hoover's life that
were open to rumour instead of hinting at what we will never know for
sure even if it does handle the sensitive subject well.
3/5
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