Count me as another who'd never heard of this Hoffman until a few days ago; but I don't "do" movies...
Hoffman was very good in the recent movie “Catching Fire, Hunger Games, part 2” with Jennifer Lawrence. He was a very skillful liar, who played both sides against each other. A genial boyish face on a stout body. The kind of person you might drop your guard with, at your extreme peril. Kind of a Karl Rove “architect” figure, I’d say. I have just resumed to going to the cinema after years and years of not going. Jennifer Lawrence was great in that film, and a delight in American Hustle. Eventually, she may gain too much weight to play the glamour roles, but maybe not. Maybe she will redefine glamour.