Anyone seen "J. Edgar" starring Leonardo Dicaprio? Is it good?

[applegrove]

[zappaman]

1. Unfortunately, no.

I was really looking forward to it too.
Leo DiCaprio is very miscast, IMO.
And the old man makeup he wears is atrocious! Very distracting.
All in all, the movie just seems to be leaving sooo much out...

[MrCoffee]

3. "Leo DiCaprio is very miscast, IMO"

So, basically it's every DiCaprio movie since Gilbert Grape?

[WI_DEM]

2. I saw it and it was pretty good

I thought Leonardo did surprisingly well.

[HeiressofBickworth]

4. I saw it

Although J. Edgar's life was more complex and diverse than portrayed in the movie, the movie was still good. His life is one that hasn't been over-explored on screen like other famous people. And yes, I thought Leonardo did a very good job -- better than I expected.

[applegrove]

5. I did not know how much of an innovator Hoover was. I knew almost nothing about that

American history. I liked it. Terribly sad though the lives repressed homosexuals felt they had to live.

[Dembearpig]

6. IMO it was an absolute disaster

Leo was totally miscast, the makeup to show him aging was laughably amateurish. The story line was all over the place, and worst of all it wasn't very interesting.

[applegrove]

7. I could see how if you already knew all that history it could be boring. It was mostly all novel to

me.

[Ter]

8. Amazing

Leonardo Dicaprio was the best they could cast, and aged with the right makeup to perfection. His friend, not so much. Looked like a zombie as an old man but it didn't distract much.

I do hope he gets the lead role in the Sinatra film.