The Aviator
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77 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    This is one of the year's best films.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Simon Braund
    80
    DiCaprio shines, dispelling fears that he hasn’t the weight to carry such a complex, forceful role.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    80
    Scorsese has crafted a rip-roaringly gorgeous-looking, beautifully acted biographical epic. But while firing on all cylinders, there's something oddly distancing about the picture.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Brisk, glossy and gloriously art-directed, Scorsese's lavish biopic is a pop trifle, engaging but not compelling.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 93 out of 137
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 137
  3. Negative: 29 out of 137
  1. PlixikW.
    10
    amazing movie. awesome directing by scorsese and awesome acting by dicaprio.
  2. cameronmorewood
    8
    The Aviator contains moments of greatness. It also contains some boring stretches, but make no mistake, the greatness is not overshadowed. Some key scenes in this film make it unmissable.… Expand
  3. masoudm.
    7
    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.… Expand
  4. GigiM.
    3
    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.… Expand

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