Lengthy but excellent

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2005)

Just seen The Aviator and it is fantastic. It is a little long and dragged in places but as so many have said it picks itself back up so you quickly forget the moments you were checking your watch.
I'm still in awe of Leonardo's performance because he was outstanding. He played the part so well with pride,passion and pure heart and soul. I am one of the few that had no knowledge of Howard Hughes. Learning about this extraordinary,clever and interesting man made me realise we are all so different. His obessive compulsive disorder and demonic voices in his head are dealt with brilliantly by DiCaprio.
On the adverts of this film I wasn't too sure about Cate Blanchett playing Katherine Hepburn.She seemed annoying and she was putting me off seeing the film. She was FANTASTIC though and I felt bad for questioning her talent. Kate Beckinsdale and Gwen Stefani are briefly in the film and do justice to their characters.(I'm not great with remembering names whether or not the names are famous makes no difference). The bit where Howard kind of rubs Ava's chest was a little unnecessary. Call me a prude but it's not what I paid to see haha! Overall, I'd give the film a definite 9/10 because it is fabulous just the dragged scenes ( 2 or 3) are a little silly.
Check it out though folks.