Almost a masterpiece!!!

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2014)

This film by Martin Scorsese is a biopic about Howard Hughes, a man well known for his passion about movies and aviation. He is portrayed by Leonardo Di Caprio.
This is a classic theme for Scorsese, the rise and fall of the man. This one begins showing the story behind Hughes' germ phobia. After that, a grown Hughes tries to surpass all the obstacles, in order to finish an epic project. When this happens, he becomes immediately a celebrity. After that, he turns to his big love, aviation. Now famous and wealthy, he tries to innovate in this section. While this happens, his personal life becomes a mess and he makes powerful enemies. This is when he starts losing his mind.
First of all, the cast and the acting were superb. Each one of the actors was perfect for his role, Jude Law made a great appearance, Cate Blanchett was really good (she won an Oscar for this performance) and of course Di Caprio, even though I felt like he exaggerated sometimes. There were great performances by other supporting actors too, like John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin and Adam Scott.
I loved the soundtrack as well, this calming and happy music which brought me into the mood of the movie.
The direction was perfect. I've seen lots of Scorsese's movies, but this one was something else. Maybe it was the incredible visual effects and the wonderful colors that made it so good watching.
Some personal thoughts are that I don't know if Cate Blanchett and Jude Law portrayed their characters well, because I haven't seen any of their movies (yet). Also, I am tired of Di Caprio always playing the leading man in almost every movie of his (catch me if you can, inception, wolf of wall street and others).
To sum up, it was a great movie, an epic film and very close to be a masterpiece. I give it 9/10.