Mind Numbingly Boring

Rating: 3/10 (14 February 2005)

This may be the worst of any Oscar nominated film I can remember. The cinematography was adequate, personally I didn't find it terribly inspiring, the sets and costumes were fine but certainly not as breathtaking as they were made out to be. The editing was crap, quite frankly- there is about an hour and a half of interesting material here, and an hour and a half of pointless drivel. Large chunks of the story could easily have been dropped. Characters appear briefly then disappear without explanation. Di Caprio's portrayal of Hughes is incomprehensible, though I suppose when portraying a madman this shouldn't be shocking.
Seriously, I thought this movie had no redeeming features whatsoever. Even the much vaunted performance by Kate Blanchet I found hollow and forced. If there is one movie I would warn people away from this year, it would be this.