Summary: Leonardo Di Caprio relates in this biographic movie the public and private life of J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), who created the Bureau of Investigation and then the FBI, and controled it until his own death. He is depicted as a man with strong determination and morals principles (even though some of those principles are nowadays quite not-that-moral anymore), a pronounced taste for organisation and scientific rigour (almost as a real life Sherlock Holmes), a very strong link with his mother, and homosexual tendencies (he is the "Johnny" from Truman Capote's "Johnny and Clyde" expression, Clyde Tolson behing his first man). Through this movie, we take a glimpse into the USA from the prohibition period to Nixon's arrival to the presidency.
Opinion: I don't know if this J. Edgar really resembled the one who did actually exist, but this movie and Di Caprio performance do give his character a real-life taste. There's nothing absolutely stunning about it, but it still makes quite a nice story and a convincing portrayal of a character. The narration is a bit confusing though, and the aging make-up quite disturbing (but again, we haven't seen a totally convincing one yet). I'll say it's worth a watch if you're into biopics, but you might want to inform yourself about J. E. Hoover nontheless.
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| Picture of the real J. E. Hoover. |
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