One of the best movies for 2004

Rating: 9/10 (29 September 2005)

This movie put Howard Hughes a Multi-millionaire businessman, film producer, film director, and aviator into perspective, and his life experiences. Starting from when he directed the "Hell's Angel" movie to the engineering of the Hercules "Spruce Goose." Giving you a look into his OCD, bipolar disorder, paranoid-schizophrenia, and the airplane accident in Beverly Hills that almost killed him. Leonardo DiCaprio out did himself in this part. You felt like you knew Howard Hughes. Cate Blanchett did a amazing job of sounding like Katharine Hepburn, and catching her essence in the 1930's on. The movie gave you a look into the starlet's like Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ava Gardner. One of the best movies for 2004. The film puts you right into the life of the famous Howard Hughes.