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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Alec Baldwin, Gwen Stefani, Ian Holm, and Alan Alda
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as aviation pioneer Howard Hughes in this biopic directed by Martin Scorsese.
| GENRE(S): | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: | John Logan |
| DIRECTED BY: | Martin Scorsese |
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DVD: May 24, 2005 Video: May 24, 2005 Theatrical: December 17, 2004 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 166 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
Lead all films with 11 Oscar nominations for 2004, including Best Picture, Best Director (Scorsese), lead acting nominations for DiCaprio and Blanchett and a supporting actor nod for Alda. Named Best Picture (Drama) at the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards.
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The average user rating for this movie is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 172 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it an8:
I hated this movie so much so I gonna give it an 8. It is a well made movie and it is amazing. The story is great and DiCaprio and Blanchett are great. But there are so many annoying things about this movie. Like the editing for God sake. The editing in this movie was really amateur-ish and always cut the singers in the club scenes when we're trying to focus on our film's characters. And some of the OCD problems were just forced down our mouth. It's too long, and it lacks a point. An amazing movie with some great things and also great flaws.
Jeremy E. gave it a6:
It really pains me to write this review because this movie had soooo much potential. The acting by dicaprio and blanchett was PERFECT. They portrayed their characters so well. Another bright spot was the sound and cinematography. Everything about this film looked and sounded phenomenal. However, all of that goes down the drain because the plot is terrible. It's scattered, jumping from one thing to the other all the time and it doesn't really go anywhere. There's not really a story, more like a series of events. and the movie lasts about 40 minutes longer than it should. it's really sad because this could have turned out great but it sucked
masoud m. gave it a7:
I agree with those who say dicaprio was not the best choice for playing howard hughes' role, but this doesn't mean he is a bad actor.I have seen people with these kinds of mental diseas (i guess it was germ phobia ), and he depicted it so well that you thought he was suffering from it right in front of your eyes. But the problem is leo's face. He still looks like a teenager and when he plays a grown up person's role you just can't accept it. But as always martin scorsese's direction was awesome and although the movies runtime is nearly 3 hours but you never get bored. The other actors also were good, specially alec baldwin. I have seen it 3 or 4 times and I'm going to watch it in the future.
Gigi M. gave it a3:
It looks great, but that's it. Tedious and overrated. DiCaprio is horribly miscast; his Howard Hughes comes off like an arrogant teenager. Cate Blanchett, always good, reaffirmed my dislike of Katherine Hepburn. Not worth the time investment. Watch "GoodFellas" again instead to see what Scorsese is capable of.
[Anonymous] gave it an8:
I am not a Martin Scoreses fan. And even though I can get through 3-hour movies, I thought I would get through this. On the good side, this had a great cast and along with awesome acting. Leo Dicaprio is once again great and while I never was fond of Kate Beckinsale, she is pretty great. Also, this movie had have some great special effects. While most had to do with planes, one of the crash sequences were great. Also, this movie gave you an interesting story about Howard Hughes, who was an eccentric movie producer, inventor, and of course, an aviator. Now what I didn't like about the film. Cate Blanchett really annoying. Her acting and dialouge were great, but her character's personality and even her voice, there were times when I thought " Why is Huges dating her?" Also, it was kinda strange with the fact that Howard Huges repeated some of his words. For an example, I'm gonna give a spoiler. In the end, after he proved that his plane works, Howard Huges starts saying "The Way of the Future," and they put him in the bathroom. He then remembers when he was young and then he smiles and says "The Way of the Future" and then again four more times before the credits roll. Overall, I wasn't expecting much from this film, but The Aviator works and I'll probably see it again. I give it an 8.5/10
[Anonymous] gave it a6:
Pros: Very good, acting is incredible, highly believable, really worth watching Cons:TOOOOO LONG I actually watched this movie twice because at the movies i fell asleep, the second time wasn't as bad though
Jason B. gave it a0:
I'm here to expose the good people at netflix as a bunch of charlatans, for the movie I saw last night delivered by these good people apparently bore no resemblance whatsoever to the film the above and below appeared to be gushing over. The film netfix sent to me was a meandering, overwrought pile of self-indulgent arse. How can a film made about an airplane test pilot millionaire who slept with most of the best looking people in Hollywood turn out to be so dull? This my friends is a truly mystifying. I guess part of the blame must be leveled on that dufus Decraprio, I’m uncertain as to why Scorsese remains attached to this sinking piece of real-estate, one can only presume that as he still appears 12 years old, he hopes he’ll grow out of his prepubescent “bad patch” (which he’s been enjoying for the last 15 years) and will blossom into an actor. My advice would be not to wait too long! So I guess I should end on a positive note and suggest that this film made Alec Baldwin shine, but that was about it and I would suggest that’s not much of a return on 110 mill and 3 and a bit hours of my life.
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