A miscast lead role

Rating: 6/10 (14 March 2005)

I think Leonard DiCaprio was the wrong choice for this role. George Clooney or Richard Gere would have brought more power to the role.
Howard Hughes was a larger than life man, with a bit of the devil in him, the only good scene for DiCaprio was before the Senate.
I also think the movie spent too much time on his cleanliness fetish and not enough on his accomplishments.
I thought Cate Blanchett and others were superb in a supporting role, the movie is a little too long.
Martin Scorsese did a pretty fair job, but at times the pace was too slow and disconnected. I do think that a change in the leading role could have helped the picture at the Oscars.