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J. EDGAR

Director:

  Clint Eastwood
  

Year Released:

  2011

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Judy Dench
  Leonardo DiCaprio
  Jeffrey Donovan
  Armie Hammer
  Naomi Watts
Movie Haiku:Terrific DiCaprio performance fails to rescue this ill-conceived BioPic about J. Edgar Hoover. The attempt to cover a 50 year time frame results in over-reliance on make-up effects that cripple DiCaprio & doom Hammer (assigned the difficult role of Hoover''s "wife" Clyde Tolson). But fact-based insights into the early years of the FBI are truly fascinating.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2011