Movie Review: The Aviator

[WillMagic]

A very good film. DiCaprio does a superb job as Howard Hughes (who, by the way, is the most famous alum from my prep school....i know, i know, I AM THE COOLEST.)

But in all seriousness, this was quite well done. I think, unfortunately, that in some respects it was brought down by the script. The movie seems to go places on occasion that you just wonder "Ok, so why do we care again?" If anything this is just a problem of being too true-to-life in the screenwriting...they let the truth get in the way of a good story at points.

However, despite this, I really enjoyed the style and feel of the film, I thought the acting was excellent, and there were a few superb scenes. Other than the occasional wandering, a fine film.

Oh, and a final note...the best performance in the film had to be Cate Blanchett's Katharine Hepburn. After about five minutes, you don't even notice anymore. It's not an impression but an embodiment, and that is extremely hard to do with such an iconic figure.

Will