J. Edgar(2011)- User Reviews

What director Clint Eastwood succeeds in this film is his deft handling of character subtleties and emotional restraint. He does this through his masterfful calibration of his talented actors, all set within the lush landscape of mood, tone and framing …more»

This movie moves at snail speed. I fell asleep, not something I normally do at movies. I love Clint Eastwood but not this one. I couldn't get over the terrible makeup, very distracting.more»

Very poor movie about a very compelling historical character. Very slow, poorly directed, and I don't even want to get into the make-up------but many in the theatre were giggling.
But what bothered me the most was the suggestion that Hoover's …more»

Was it Eastwood's desire to destroy the image of Hoover as a tough guy who created the FBI? Seems the picture illustrates this, that Eastwood was primarily looking to show us a strange, weird and gay (but not acting on it) guy who, though he was entirely …more»

walked out. bad words.
bad make-up
did A chimp write this?
Is eastwood blind?
TV movie for yung folks who
do not realize that TV used to employ writers.
Clint needs to retire and practice his piano.more»

A Totally Dull Listless Motion Picture.
The Made for TV Movie with Broadrick Crawford was ten times better. Eastwood even missed four
different timelines in the movie. De Caprio was even uninspiring in his performance. I expected to be outraged by a …more»

Whether Hoover's impact on the US was negative, positive, or somewhere in between, I thought his story must be a fascinating one. Here was an opportunity for fabulous character development both of the man and his contribution to what has become the …more»

Very informative and great way to learn history. The acting could not have been better. Leonardo was amazing. Eastwood's direction did a fine job of keeping the audience from confusion, even though scenes flipped back and forth in time.more»

WHY DICAPRIAO?WHY????

Okay, yes it was based on a true story but the story is as boring as ^&#!!. No action, except for an explosion in the first 5 minutes (makes you think you are going to be entertained for the rest of the 2 hours and 2o minutes!!. …more»

This movie is very slow. I knew Hoover was a little odd but did not realize some of his personal issues this movie brought out. I felt this movie could of had a little more action in it.more»