philip-seymour-hoffman

by Jen McNeely We could watch Philip Seymour Hoffman eat a carrot and be mesmerized. Every wrinkle in his face, every tilt of his eyebrow, the way saliva hangs off his lips –he is as good as an actor can ever hope to get. Whether the desperate masturbating loner in Happiness, the obnoxious rich kid… Read More »

This is a film for those who deeply admire Philip Seymour Hoffman and have an appreciation for the craft and talent of method acting. It’s slow moving but the characters, in Hoffman’s directorial debut, are rich, complicated and completely endearing.