Hear no bad movie, see no bad movie

Rating: 1/10 (23 February 2005)

I went and saw The Aviator with 45 other people, all who like different films and were in need of a good movie, any movie, to relax with after a stressful day. All were drawn in by the glow of Oscar nominations, wondering whether any film could compete with Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King sweeping the boards last year. During the film, nearly twenty of the people in my group went out half-way through and never came back to watch the rest of the film. Seven people admitted to falling asleep. After the film had finished, only two people said they liked it and even they would give it only 6/10. I personally lost the will to live. Leonardo DiCaprio, who shined in Romeo + Juliet, was irritating and uninteresting. I even found myself growing annoyed with Cate Blanchette, who is a wonderful actress, because of the fact she was in this film. The story advanced slowly and tediously. I didn't really care about the characters as they had little depth to them. Huges obsessive compulsive disorder was never really explained and there was no humour to balance out his repetitive breakdowns. Had the film been created with some black comedy and some in-depth character explorations then this may have been able to do what all films should - entertain. Don't see this movie and don't let it get a single Oscar, please!