It worked for me

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2004)

This movie was more than I expected, particularly from Lenonardo DiCaprio. It's taken me a while to warm to him as a serious actor in adult roles but I think he's grown a lot in the past few years. I thought he inhabited Hughes' character quite well but that may be because I don't expect actors in biopics to do impersonations. Impersonation is what some people do if they can't act. An even better example is Cate Blanchett's Katharine Hepburn. I think she nailed the character squarely but perhaps some people might disagree because they've been numbed by Martin Short's palsy voiced rendition.
Interesting to note that this is Martin Scorsese's first FX heavy movie so I'll gladly overlook a few technical gaffes (sorry, but I'm an aviation buff) but I'm glad to see that the effects didn't overwhelm the characters.