One of The Best

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2005)

Although a tad too long, still can't think of any scenes I would cut. One of the best movies of the past year. Didn't think Leo DiCaprio would be right for the part, but he was perfect. Scorcese's handling of mental illness, his subtle aging of DiCaprio as Hughes and the accurate content of the 1930's and 1940's was superbly done. Thought it took Cate Blanchett a while to settle into the role of Kate Hepburn, but once she did, she was superb. Only one I thought was miscast was Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, but then WHO could possibly have portrayed this wonderful, beautiful and earthy actress successfully. All in all I would still have to give this movie a 10 out of 10 rating, despite these minor flaws.