I thought DiCaprio was in that movie?
There's obviously some kind of feud between the Academy Awards and DiCaprio.
I have hated DiCaprio like every other guy my age for Titanic and Romeo & Juliet. Gawd, I nearly died of boredom in the theatre watching, or rather fighting through, Titanic, while the girls I was with cried like the Niagara Falls in spring. And, of course, pointed out, that if Kate Winslet weren't so chubby the both of them would have room on that piece of wood.
Anyway, since The Departed, DiCaprios acting has become more and more exceptional. J.Edgar is definitely the best so far.
As I said in the topic title, DiCaprio is not starring in this picture. J. Edgar Hoover is. The way DiCaprio melts into his character is sheer fantastic. The old Hoover bares not the slightest resemblance to the DiCaprio we see on the red carpet. The young Hoover is so much different from, say, DiCaprio in Shutter Island, that it could well be two different actors.
I know there are the haters who never got over Titanic. Or Romeo and Juliet. Still, binding DiCaprio to these roles is like binding Clint Eastwood to spaghetti western.
And I honestly think, those haters are very much present in the Oscars committee. But when even Roger Ebert praises this movie and DiCaprios performance, it is really time for people to grow up, forget Titanic and focus on DiCaprios acting in the last decade. Which is impeccable.