J. Edgar
J. Edgar

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Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists, and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and was Hoover's confidant and companion for the re... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in J. Edgar:

Leonardo DiCaprio
Armie Hammer
Naomi Watts
Josh Lucas
Josh Hamilton
Judi Dench

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Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists, and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and was Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases in which the F.B.I. was involved, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger, and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians with whom he worked over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files.

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Miami Herald - 9/10 by Rene RodriguezThis is Eastwood's "Brokeback Mountain," chased by a healthy serving of "J.F.K."- style paranoia and conspiracies (Oliver Stone is going to love this movie.) But because so much of what the film says about Hoover remains speculative and unproven, J. Edgar can't fully cross all its Ts.
E! Online - 9/10 by Peter ParasThe look feels genuine, the performances (if you can get past the bad makeup) are solid, but the story plays things too straight.
Chicago Sun-Times - 9/10 by Roger EbertAs a period biopic, J. Edgar is masterful. Few films span seven decades this comfortably.
New York Post - 9/10 by Lou LumenickDiCaprio may well receive a Best Actor Oscar for his tour de force as the conflicted FBI director -- greatly abetted by Hammer (who played the Winklevoss twins in "The Social Network'') in his first major role as the flamboyant but frustrated Tolson.
Reason Online - 9/10 by Kurt LoderA remarkably cheerless affair-grim, disjointed, and paced like a snail funeral.
Combustible Celluloid - 9/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonThis one at least keeps us thinking and puzzling well after the credits roll.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 9/10 by Ken HankeThe portrait is not sensationalistic -- and while I wouldn't go so far as to call it sympathetic, neither would I call it unsympathetic.
NECN - 9/10 by Erick WeberRegardless of how you may feel about the film's vision of Hoover's private life, you have to respect J. Edgar for the conviction of its depiction. Very much like the resolve of the despotic man it so vividly portrays.
Oregonian - 9/10 by Shawn LevyEastwood never manages to bring the past to life, even as DiCaprio and company dive gamely into the material.
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 8/10 by Colin CovertThis far-from-perfect film is hobbled by uneven performances and a script studded with historical bullet points. But it's a strong tribute to Eastwood's personal vision.

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