Biopic portrays love unspoken in ‘J. Edgar’

“J. Edgar”: Clint Eastwood directs Leonardo DiCaprio in this surprising but arduous biopic of the iconic D.C. lawman. It’s a love story, really, as Hoover and his second-in-command, Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), carry on an unspoken romance down through the turbulent decades. Lots of aging makeup, not enough depth. (2:17, R) • • 1/2

“Martha Marcy May Marlene”: A star-making turn from Elizabeth Olsen, as a woman who escapes a creepy commune and tries to put the pieces of her life back together in the lakeside house of her sister and brother-in-law. Unnerving, in a beautiful, accomplished, way. (2:00, R for disturbing violent and sexual content, nudity and language) • • • •

“The Mighty Macs”: True-life fairytale about basketball coach Cathy Rush (Carla Gugino), a cheeky New Woman who as the basketball coach at the unapologetically old-school Immaculata College in the ’70s, restores the instititution’s hope and faith. With Marley Shelton and Ellen Burstyn. (1:40, G) • • 1/2

“Tower Heist”: Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead a motley team of vengeful sadsacks, plotting to rob the Madoff-like fiend who made off with their retirement savings. Comedic breaking and entering ensues. There are a few funny bits, but the Brett Ratner-directed vehicle doesn’t build suspense so much as it builds impatience – for the thing to be over. (1:44, PG-13 for language and sexual content) • • 1/2