Capote
Reviews

. . . A lot of people focused on Philip Seymour Hoffman's immersive turn as Capote, or the scene-stealing work of Clifton Collins Jr. as convicted murderer Perry Smith, but for me, it was the quiet performances of Catherine Keener and especially Bruce Greenwood that made this movie. Both of them epitomize the idea of "supporting actor" by pushing the focus onto Hoffman. Their performances are extremely subtle and nuanced, but never showy. It's fine for Hoffman to hog the spotlight in this picture, because he's playing a spotlight-hog, but for Greenwood to pull off his role as Capote's overshadowed lover Jack Dunphy, he has to allow himself to be overshadowed, and yet to evince the sense that he is both uncomfortable with and accepting of that. Definitely one of the best performances of the year.
James Digiovanna, Tuscon Weekly 1/06

All of these characters - as well as Jack Dunphy (Bruce Greenwood), Capote's longtime lover - are supporting players in the Truman show, enduring his egoism with stoical good humor and occasional impatience.... Both Ms. Keener's character and Mr. Greenwood's are novelists in their own right, something Capote seems only vaguely and intermittently aware of, less and less so as "In Cold Blood" takes over his life.
A.O. Scott, NY Times 9/27/05

Based on Gerald Clarke's biography, the film depicts Capote as a man torn between devotion to his lifelong companion Jack Dunphy (Bruce Greenwood), perverse love for the killer Smith and a desire to see the two murderers executed so he would have a suitable ending for his book.
David Germain, Associated Press 10/2/05