Visually stunning; but Martin's best work and best picture? No.

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2005)

See, at the Oscars, despite the fact that I had not seen "The Aviator", I was cheering for it. Because I am a huge Martin Scorsesse fan and I only saw two other movies that were nominated. Leonardo without a doubt has become a very fine actor, and the clip they showed for his nomination of "Best Actor" looked extremely interesting. So, when it came to best picture I was all for "The Aviator" or "Finding Neverland", but then "Million Dollar Baby" took it and I was upset. Still, I had to see "The Aviator".
While the movie has a very stunning atmosphere and fine actors that can steal the scene, it's not a very interesting story. Howard Hughs, no, I do not know that much about him. In fact, I didn't realize what he really did until I saw this movie. But he just seemed like any ordinary a-hole in life. The movie could have been something spectacular, but the person and story just didn't interest me. So, I'm so sorry Martin, you were not handed anything that could have been gold. This was the problem, because it was too long and the main character wasn't that interesting, you loose track of the film.
Otherwise, this is a good all around film to watch for a Saturday. Is it a watch? Oh, yes. 2 hours and 45 minutes of Leo is a little much to handle. But I would recommend it to see good flick, but that's all it is. Just a good flick.
7/10-To Martin: We know you can do better!