Overrated

Rating: 5/10 (23 January 2005)

I think Scorcese was too focused on making what would be perceived as an epic. In the process of doing so, he squandered a chance to make a great film about a fascinating man. The countless close ups and long scenes about very minuscule fact make this movie drag on, and on. My wife and I both found ourselves not rooting for Hughes, but rooting for the movie to come to a conclusion. We both felt a sigh of relief when the film mercifully ends. Yet, even then we have no idea what became of Hughes in his declining years. My recommendation would be to wait for the video. That way you can fast forward through the repetitive pieces of this film. This is not Scorcese at the top of his game.