Clint Eastwood’s movie “J. Edgar” is, first of all, a portrait of a soul. It is a nuanced account of J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) as a sympathetic monster, a compound of intelligence, repression and misery.
Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio have joined forces to present a sombre biopic of the American lawman who kept a vice-like grip on the FBI for almost 40 years.
J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. Although behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.
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January 10, 2012