Hoffa
The life of powerful union leader Jimmy Hoffa is the subject of this biographical drama. The focus is strongly on Hoffa's public and political life, from his early days as a labor organizer to his later conflicts with the Federal government -- and, eventually, his mysterious disappearance.
Director: Danny DeVito
Starring: Jack Nicholson,Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J.T. Walsh, John C. Reilly
Here is a movie that finds the right look and tone for its material.
The boldness of director Danny DeVito's violent epic is matched by Nicholson's astonishing physical and vocal transformation into Jimmy Hoffa.
Danny DeVito's ambitious and violent biopic nonetheless paints an intriguing portrait of a complex and angry man while effectively exploring his uses and abuses of power.
If Hoffa is supposed to be an intimate portrait of the labor leader, it never gets much beyond painting a murky picture of a one-note Johnny who seems more like a stock Jack Nicholson character.
For all the care and craftsmanship that have gone into Hoffa, it's a superficial film.
Best Cinematography
Academy Awards (1993)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
American Society of Cinematographers (1993)
Danny DeVito
Berlin International Film Festival (1993)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (1993)
Exposé
Political Film Society (1993)
No lists