Truly worthy of the man

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2015)

(89%) Anybody out there who doesn't know who Howard Hughes is then this a real eye-opening treat because the first time I watched this as a teenager I couldn't imagine one man living such an interesting life. And if there must be a biopic of any one man in modern history, then you'd need to go a very long way to find one as worthy. The guy made multi-million dollar movies at a time when a million dollars was a million dollars, while at the same time certain people claimed that the film industry is nothing more a passing fad that will die out within the next ten or so years when people start to get bored with it. And as a matter of fact the film-making side of his life is only scratching the surface of one small portion that defined this unique, yet damaged man. This at times feels somewhat more like a product of Spielberg than of Scorsese, which isn't a criticism because this is as well shot, as it is brilliantly acted, and finely written. For me this is one of the better biopics ever put to screen, and ranks among the directors, as well as DiCaprio's, best work.