The award-winning director said in an interview that he was surprised by the Hollywood star. "Leonardo Dicaprio is a very good actor, he works hard and is at your disposal for as long as you need him," Clint said before the premiere of 'J. Edgar'. "He never stops working unless you ask him to. And in this movie, he had to play a character from 22 to 77 years old, which was a huge challenge to pull off."
The truth is that I agree with Eastwood and with Martin Scorsese, who a few years ago described him as a "fascinating actor" and who has reached his highest level after 'The Departed'. And it's true, Leo is one of those actors who has surprised us lately with interesting, well-chosen characters developed with enviable professionalism.
The film, which revolves around the figure of J. Edgar Hoover, one of the most powerful and enigmatic men of the 20th century, is becoming one of the most anticipated in the world. Currently, 'Rotten Tomatoes rates it at 41%, and the reviews are very mixed, but unanimously highlighting DiCaprio's work. Some affirm that this is "a poorly conceived and constructed film" or that "it is as sensational as it is heavy" ('Time Magazine'), while others declare that it is "dark, enigmatic and a fascinatingly dark tale " ('Los Angeles Times') and even affirm that "J.Edgar is a masterpiece" ('Roger Ebert').
A curious fact, and something that many of you will not know, is that Edgar Hoover himself had a certain obsession with the world of Hollywood. Although during his lifetime he served as a supervisor for films such as 'The Untouchables by Eliot Ness' and 'FBI vs. the Empire of Crime', the truth is that the founder of the FBI investigated those stars he considered subversives.
Charlie Chaplin was one of them. Because he tended to support left-wing parties, Hoover denied him entry to the United States in 1952. The best-remembered comedian returned to the country twenty years later to accept an honorary Oscar, just a month before Hoover's death. Another one in the spotlight, which came to be monitored by the FBI director himself, was Oscar Wells due to his great and controversial film 'Citizen Kane'.
