Painful to watch!

Rating: 1/10 (7 August 2014)

Terrible movie. The director is obviously narcissistic and self-indulgent. Badly written. Too many quick cuts back and forth--- obviously, Michael Mann's trademark from his Miami Vice days---but it doesn't work here! DiCaprio's performance was leaden. All the secondary performers were GREAT: Blanchett, Beckinsdale, Ross, the guy who ran Hughes' drill-bit business, even very small parts--like the guy who played L.B. Mayer. (Although Gwen Stefani did not look AT ALL like Jean Harlow). The scene at Hepburn's parents' home was, however, brilliant---probably shot by an assistant director. Too bad so much talent, money, and special effects was wasted on a bloated, incoherent, seemingly-endless ego trip for Scorceze/DiCaprio.