J. Edgar
United States 2012, 137 mins
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Judi Dench, Naomi Watts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Judi Dench, Naomi Watts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer
With awards season shifting into second gear, it's timely that Clint Eastwood (INVICTUS) arrives with a taut political biopic about one of 20th-century America's most intriguing figures.
Leonardo DiCaprio (INCEPTION) offers a typically powerhouse performance as J. Edgar Hoover, the first and longest serving director of the FBI. As a fiercely admired yet widely feared figure of the American federal machine, Hoover’s reputation preceded him. It was his life behind closed doors, however, that attracted much media speculation and conjecture.
Eastwood’s film seeks to unwrap the myth, shedding light on the man behind the name. The buzz says this could be the film to nudge DiCaprio towards serious Oscar contention.
