Leonardo DiCaprio plays competently 'The Most Powerful Man in the World' in this biopic well directed by Clint Eastwood, in which Hoover himself looks back on his professional and personal life. J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) was the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for nearly fifty years. Hoover was feared, admired, reviled and revered, a man who could distort the truth as easily as he upheld it. His methods were at once ruthless and heroic, with the admiration of the world his most coveted prize. During his FBI life he investigates mobsters , swindlers , the Klu Klux Klan, the famous case of the kidnapping of Lindbergh's son, the case of Oklahoma Indians who were being killed, strikers, communist spies and cold war spies, among others . But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. At the beginning Edgar tells her mother (Judi Dench) that Palmer has put him in charge of a new anti-radical division, and that he has already begun compiling a list of suspected radicals. Edgar hires Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts), who has just started as a secretary at the Justice Department. The Bureau pursues a string of gangster and bank robbery crimes across the Midwest, including the high profile John Dillinger, with general success. When the Lindbergh (Josh Lucas) kidnapping captures national attention, President Hoover asks the Bureau to investigate. Later on, Hoover has a meeting with Robert Kennedy (Jeffrey Donovan) where he almost blackmails Robert to give him authority to pursue radical groups in exchange of keeping information of President John Kennedy having sex with a communist girl.
Interesting story about the Federal Bureau , -headquarters in Washington- , and his chief, that unfolds through his own eyes, his personal secretary, Helen Gandy who vowed to protect him at all cost; and Clyde Tolson, the F. B. I. Associate Director, who was more than just a right hand man and friend. Through Hoover himself, masterfully played by Leonardo DiCaprio- his performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination - as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F. B. I.), the first person in this position, dictates the biography of his career from 1919 onward to a fellow Agent, so it explores the life and public and private relationships of a man who could distort the truth with the same ease with which he defended it throughout. A life dedicated to his own idea of justice, often dominated by the darker side of power. However, the film relies heavily on his private life, his peculiar relationship with his mother: Judi Dench, his alleged lover: Armie Hammer and his faithful secretary: Naomi Watts, all of which makes it a little tiring and overlong.
Through his long life as head of the FBI, we review the various historical events that occurred in the United States: notorious gangsters and with high profile bank robbers of the 30s show uphere and there: Pretty Boy Floyd , Baby Face Nelson , John Dillinger , Alvin Karpis , Nash, Baby Face Nelson. Although Hoover gained fame for arresting criminals as John Dillinger, when agent Melviln Purvis was the one who actually caught him. Alvin Carpis -the last of the high-profile 1930s era bank robbers- is ¨personally¨ arrested by J. Edgar Hoover (though it has since been debunked as a myth created by Hoover himself) ; these events were also developed in the classic film ¨Mervyn LeRoy's FBI story¨ (1959) as Hoover and his assistant 'Clyde Tolson' (who makes a cameo appearance in the film in the same scene as Hoover) came out and Hoover dramatically showed Carpis his badge , declaring , "Carpis, you're under arrest! . The motion picture will appeal to Leonardo DiCaprio fans. Rating: 6.5/10. Better than average. Well worth seeing.
Interesting story about the Federal Bureau , -headquarters in Washington- , and his chief, that unfolds through his own eyes, his personal secretary, Helen Gandy who vowed to protect him at all cost; and Clyde Tolson, the F. B. I. Associate Director, who was more than just a right hand man and friend. Through Hoover himself, masterfully played by Leonardo DiCaprio- his performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination - as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F. B. I.), the first person in this position, dictates the biography of his career from 1919 onward to a fellow Agent, so it explores the life and public and private relationships of a man who could distort the truth with the same ease with which he defended it throughout. A life dedicated to his own idea of justice, often dominated by the darker side of power. However, the film relies heavily on his private life, his peculiar relationship with his mother: Judi Dench, his alleged lover: Armie Hammer and his faithful secretary: Naomi Watts, all of which makes it a little tiring and overlong.
Through his long life as head of the FBI, we review the various historical events that occurred in the United States: notorious gangsters and with high profile bank robbers of the 30s show uphere and there: Pretty Boy Floyd , Baby Face Nelson , John Dillinger , Alvin Karpis , Nash, Baby Face Nelson. Although Hoover gained fame for arresting criminals as John Dillinger, when agent Melviln Purvis was the one who actually caught him. Alvin Carpis -the last of the high-profile 1930s era bank robbers- is ¨personally¨ arrested by J. Edgar Hoover (though it has since been debunked as a myth created by Hoover himself) ; these events were also developed in the classic film ¨Mervyn LeRoy's FBI story¨ (1959) as Hoover and his assistant 'Clyde Tolson' (who makes a cameo appearance in the film in the same scene as Hoover) came out and Hoover dramatically showed Carpis his badge , declaring , "Carpis, you're under arrest! . The motion picture will appeal to Leonardo DiCaprio fans. Rating: 6.5/10. Better than average. Well worth seeing.