‘Feud’ Season 2 Review: Tom Hollander’s Stellar Performance Keeps FX’s ‘Capote vs. The Swans’ Afloat

Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny and Chris Chalk also shine despite the show’s lack of storytelling momentum

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Naomi Wats and Tom Hollander in "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans." (FX)

Some of us recall the great Truman Capote cinematic bake off from roughly two decades ago as if it were yesterday.

The films “Capote” and “Infamous” both went behind the scenes of Capote’s 1965 nonfiction masterpiece “In Cold Blood.” Released first, “Capote” grabbed most of the glory and scored Philip Seymour Hoffman an Oscar. But “Infamous” star Toby Jones was just as good at capturing Capote’s opportunism, deep loneliness and sharp yet languidly imparted wit.

But neither actor was required to maintain his performance as Capote over eight hours of television, as English actor Tom Hollander does, superbly, in FX’s “Feud: Capote vs.

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