What I liked:
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer had great chemistry together.
- Hammer was the highlight of the film and deserved a nomination for best supporting actor.
- Great supporting cast with silver screen stars - Naomi Watts, Judi Dench, Dermot Mulroney, and Josh Lucas as well as small screen stars - Ed Westwick, Jordan Bridges, Josh Stamberg, Michael Rady, Ken Howard, Geoff Stults, Jeffrey Donovan, Denis O'Hare, Stephen Root, Michael Gladis, Amanda Schull, and Lea Thompson.
- It was written by Dustin Lance Black and I liked his take on Hoover's personal life.
- It was directed and produced by Clint Eastwood.
- Sometimes it felt more like a history lesson instead of a film. I think I would have preferred looking more closely at one or two parts of his life instead of seeing bits and pieces of his entire adult life.
- I didn't are for the editing. The scenes jumped quickly around because they tried to cram in almost 50 years into a 2.5 hour movie.
- The makeup and prosthetics used to make DiCaprio and Hammer look older bothered me a lot. It just didn't look natural. Having said that, the makeup used on Watts and Dench looked very real.
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