The Aviator is a billboard for talent. Here's the review:
Leonardo DiCaprio... A keen blend of "outburst" acting and excellent preparation. Was Hughes really that young when he made "Hell's Angels"? Give Leonardo an A.
Cate Blanchett..........Genius in a perfectly performed character role. Probably a better creation than Hepburn herself could have done. I love all of Cate's performances. This one character makes the movie worthwhile. Give the Blanchett package an A+.
Kate Beckinsale........Sign her up for Actor's Workshop, but don't cast her in a big picture unless she graduates.
John C. Reilly.........Dependable, predictable, believable. Churn up this actor who must have been a milk delivery man, and you'll definitely get butter. Good job, John C.
Alec Baldwin...........Alec is a guy who should have applied for work as a sales manager at the Suit Warehouse. For him, acting is easy, but his style is like oatmeal with raisins. I just can't believe Baldwin. No honesty. (disclaimer: I never liked this guy in his off-stage life).
Alan Alda......Give him an A, and send him back to do a comedy film.
Ian Holm.......If there's a firecracker in this film, it's Ian Holm. You've seen him before, but you never knew his real name. As performances go, Ian Holm is up there with the big names. I'd make him the professor of acting and send Alec Baldwin to run the canteen crew.
Jude Law.......This man exists in my mind as the man who saved Stalingrad from Nazi conquerers. A hero. In "The Aviator", he was Errol Flynn to the nth degree, and he saved a 5 minute segment at the dinner club from the screenplay albatross.
As a billboard for talent, the highlights are Leonardo, Cate, Ian, and Jude. Shortcomings are in the biographical un-brilliance of psycho-centric aspects of the Howard Hughes story.
REVIEWER #2: This is only the partial story of H0ward Hughes. I learned a lot about this odd ball millionaire that continued to make bad decisions and stupid business moves. The movie recalls the history of his aviation years up to the fallen contract of the giant plane the army canceled (The famous spruce goose). He had relations with several movie stars, spent money like it grew on trees and was obsessive compulsive until it was almost annoying.
There was nothing to look forward to, nothing to wait for an outcome and nothing to keep my interest. There were no major events, nothing to learn and nothing to keep me in the theatre.
I fell asleep twice trying to give this movie a 6, so it gets a 4 or 5.
(It don't matter who is in it.)
REVIEWER #2: This is only the partial story of H0ward Hughes. I learned a lot about this odd ball millionaire that continued to make bad decisions and stupid business moves. The movie recalls the history of his aviation years up to the fallen contract of the giant plane the army canceled (The famous spruce goose). He had relations with several movie stars, spent money like it grew on trees and was obsessive compulsive until it was almost annoying.
There was nothing to look forward to, nothing to wait for an outcome and nothing to keep my interest. There were no major events, nothing to learn and nothing to keep me in the theatre.
I fell asleep twice trying to give this movie a 6, so it gets a 4 or 5.
(It don't matter who is in it.)
3 comments:
All of us at the Museum of Flight liked this film, too.
Hughes' movie skill also earned him clout among the Hollywood elite, leading to a sweetly developed relationship with screen legend Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett). Initially, Hughes isn't sure what to make of the actress's brash and outspoken personality. But after a sweet date flying over Hollywood in a private plane, the two seem right for each other—two type-A personalities so enamored with their celebrity, they're afraid to let the world see the flawed "freaks" underneath their personas.
After seeing this movie, I think Jude Law could play any role.
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