The Aviator

This movie is about the story of Howard Hughes. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the eccentric billionaire. Hughes was a pioneer in the film industry and in aviation. He was also a major playboy who loved dating Hollywood movie stars.

Cate Blanchett plays Katharine Hepburn. Blanchett does a good job of playing her. She looked a lot like Hepburn too. Unfortunately, she didn't look that attractive. Plus, her voice was really annoying. That New England accent is really unnattractive.

DiCaprio looked kinda whimpy too. He looked like a little boy playing an older man.

I didn't like the introductory scene with little Howard Hughes getting bathed by his mother. That was uncomfortably awkward to watch. He looked like a six year old boy. No wonder why he had problems later on.

DiCaprio did a good job showing his obsessive compulsive disorder. What I didn't like was that it showed too much of it. There were too many long scenes of Hughes going through his mental disorders. It was uncomfortable to watch. They did a good job of showing his disorder--perhaps too good of a job. I just think that those scenes slowed the movie down. I got the point. I wanted to move on and see the rest of his story.

Howard Hughes was a remarkable man. He made great innovations in film and in aviation. He broke speed and distance records on his planes. He bought TWA and stuck to his guns against the evil President of Pan Am, and he went through the senate hearings led by the nefarious Senator Owen Brewster with honor.

Hughes was a genius and a madman.

My rating: B+, 89.