Probably the best biographical film I've ever seen.

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2006)

The Aviator is an outstanding and epic film about the life of eccentric businessman Howard Hughes. It chronicles his life from his turn as a film director up to when he got his flying boat, the Hercules (or as we know it as, the Spruce Goose) to fly. It covers his relationships with some of Hollywood's most famous women as well as his struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder.
In my opinion, this is probably Leonardo DiCaprio's best role. Every single person in the cast literally becomes their role from DiCaprio's spot on performance as Hughes to Cate Blanchett's incredible performance as Katherine Hepburn. I also enjoyed how a few great leading actors popped up in bit roles and played them really well, such as Jude Law as Errol Flynn and Willem Dafoe as a reporter. Martin Scorsese did a great job as always directing this movie. He has a real good eye for the movies he chooses to direct, because he does them all wonderfully. I really think that he was robbed of a best director Oscar. Million Dollar Baby really didn't deserve the best picture Oscar over this far superior film.
The movie is about 3 hours long, but if you're interested in this type of film, it shouldn't really matter. It covers all the important things you need to know about Howard Hughes. I would now really like to see a film about the later years of Hughes' life. This is one of the best movies of 2004, and I highly recommend it to everyone who likes an epic film.
8/10