Interesting, but not gripping

Rating: 5/10 (17 January 2005)

When I saw this film, I didn't know what it was going to be about, but with DiCaprio and a title such as "The Aviator" I thought it was going to be a good action film. Unfortunately this was not the case. The film was the based on the life of the famous director and aviator Howard Hughes. What resulted was an interesting look on the Howard Hughes, life. Hughes himself was brilliantly played by DiCaprio who managed to maintain my interest in the film. Kate Beckinsale also looked amazing in the film adding a bit of colour to it. There were a few moments of comedy and the scenes involving the planes were very dramatic. What let this film down though was its length. I myself had not studied Howard Hughes' life but managed to predict a quite boring ending to what was a very long film. Therefore I lost my interest in it near the end and was happy to get out of the cinema after a quite boring ending. In conclusion, the film is a very interesting look on Hughes' life, but it's not going to keep your attention if you're after an action film.