Wednesday, February 09, 2005
The Aviator
I saw The Aviator last night. It's a very good but not great Martin Scorsese film. The film focuses on Howard Hughes early years: from the late 1920s during the production of Hell's Angels to the 1947 test flight of the Spruce Goose. Good to great acting all around. I thought Leonardo DiCaprio was terrific as Hughes; Cate Blanchett was amazing as a young Katharine Hepburn. The film is best during the first half. The second half drags a bit — it focuses on the progression of Hughes obsessive compulsive behavior and germphobia and his public battles with PanAm and Washington.
I was reminded of Francis Ford Coppola's film, Tucker: The Man and His Dream which has a short scene where Preston Tucker meets a somewhat paranoid Howard Hughes.
I was reminded of Francis Ford Coppola's film, Tucker: The Man and His Dream which has a short scene where Preston Tucker meets a somewhat paranoid Howard Hughes.
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