Leo is a downfall and so is the lack of insanity

Rating: Null/10 (10 February 2005)

---- i thought that H.H. was really insane--- in this film he is presented in a nice light--- and why not--- if you want the gory details get a biography on the man--- Why oh why did they pick Leo to play H.H.--- what a foolish thing to do. I can't stand him. He has a hard time playing older characters on film --- he never seems old. Granted if I was in his place I would take that as a compliment but he can't transform like Cate Blanchett. She played Katharine Hepburn like a fiddle. In fact the best parts of the movie focused on their relationship.
It is hard to separate someone's incredible life from a movie depiction of it. I feel that H.H. life was far more interesting in real life (and more complex) than anything that could be put on the screen. Martin Scorsese did a great job in trimming a potentially 35 hour movie down to a palatable hunk. All in all i recommend seeing it.