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Straight Time

A brilliantly understated crime drama, with Dustin Hoffman playing an ex-con trying to piece his life back together, facing a world that refuses to accept him and old impulses he tries desperately to control.

It's a film that reaffirms a belief I've always held when it concerns Hoffman. You can have your DeNiro's and Pacino's, but if you're looking for a character actor of profound skill and nuance, then I'd go for the Hoffmeister everytime. He plays an unlikeable and often violent character here, but with him in the role there is such a pathos involved that it's very easy to forget who you're watching and become immersed in the storyline and character's troubles. Yeah, I loved it. lol