Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (27 January 2005)

The story was interesting and the cinematography was excellent. Scorcese did a good job of accurately relating many of the events of Hughes' life. My disappointment was in the casting. DiCaprio looked and acted juvenile. I thought I was watching Titanic again. Hughes was 6'4'' and rangy. Leo looked nothing like Hughes. I felt he looked like a little boy, and sounded like a young Tom Cruise. He looks less than his age anyway, and he certainly didn't look anything close to the 41 that Hughes was in 1947. He tried hard, but was just miscast. Cate Blanchett gave her all as Hepburn, but in my view, was over the top. Jude Law looked little like the tall and powerful Flynn, and his accent was extreme. Gwen Stefani, at 35, looked her age and certainly nothing like Jean Harlow in her early 20s. I thought Alan Alda and Alec Baldwin were OK in their supporting parts.