The best bio-epic since Patton!

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2004)

Let me start off by saying that coming into this movie, I knew absolutely nothing about Hughes except that he was paranoid about germs. That said, I loved it. Conceptually, it reminded very much of "Patton": a long grand biography of a grand man. Leonardo DiCaprio gives the performance of his life in this one. I'd say he's the odds-on favorite to win the Oscar. Cate Blanchett is awesome, she truly becomes Katherine Hepburn. The script is top-notch, and there is just enough experimentation with camera angles and lighting to keep the viewer interested in what they are seeing (take note of flashbulbs). That being said, there is one flaw I found in the picture, which is that we see what Hughes did, but not why. Why/when did he become interested in aiplanes? Of this, I cannot say. 9/10