a cinematic excellence but a shallow plot

Rating: 5/10 (30 March 2005)

the movie surly did not live up to the hype created. the movie focuses on Howard Huges life in its twenties. his love affairs, his passion for flying and last but not the least his obsessive compulsive disorder. Howard Hughes a flying pioneer dreamed of making big movies and big planes. The movie shows how he translated his dreams into reality. Unfortunately, he was a victim of OCD, a devastating mental disorder. Dicaprio has undoubtedly portrayed the sickness as if he himself was suffering from the same. His fear of dirt, the burning of clothes and washing of hands brings alive the devastation of the sickness and his eventual descent to madness. it also shows the courage with which combats the sickness to make a heavily budgeted movies and his fearless flying. Cate blanchett has done a pretty good acting but not really worthy of an Oscar.this movie marks the ascent of dicaprio from a teen to a man. its worth watching once. the movie though deserves its Oscar for cinematography but is no match with artistic excellence of Gangs Of New York