Di Caprio all the way

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2005)

This is just a movie that Scorsese made for DiCaprio. After the Oscar fiasco, I thought the Academy was a little harsh on Scorsese, especially for a man who has got 6 nominations in his career, but after watching both the movies 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'the Aviator' I have to say that the Academy was right in giving the former the best picture award.
Why would I disregard Scorsese's epic with such disregard???
Well just like Howard Hughes' epic Hell's Angels was ignored by critics in its early days as depicted in the movie many would agree with The Aviator as well........ The only difference is that Hell's Angels was an epic hit whereas the Aviator would just remain a sideway movie, which people will cease to remember a few days later......
Don't think I'm full of harsh words for the movie, because Leonardo DiCaprio was fabulous..... He tried his level best to pull the movie away, but with the genuine lack of a definite plot, his efforts were mostly to the drain..... Apart from the characters of Hepburn and Hughes all the other characters lacked a proper definition.. I mean Alan Alda was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the movie.... After watching the movie all I can say is that he was a total BS, instead John Reilly was a better option.... The very essence of the movie, the eccentricity of the great Hughes is not very well depicted.... Like Beautiful Mind where the eccentricity stole the show, Scorsese fails to show us the reason for the eccentricity of Hughes.....
All in all the great epic of Scorsese remains as an actor's failed chance to fame. DiCaprio finally proved his acting talents but he put his name in a poor movie which lacks a proper direction.....
In the end a very scratchy 7/10 from me..........