Potential Lost

Rating: 3/10 (15 January 2005)

The Aviator is a movie that had the potential to be good...and ended up being okay; barely. DiCaprio did a decent job, but did not capitalize on the historical character he portrayed, Howard Hughes. Blanchett was totally unbelievable as Kate Hepburn. Instead of the portrayal she gave, she should have considered the strong women she played in The Missing...forget the phony accent(peripheral) and deal with Hepburn's strength (principal). Beckinsale was great as Ava Gardner.
The movie's tempo was like the daily ebb and flow of the tide. Even when this tempo was "disturbed" (fatal crash), the movie rushed to return to its daily ebb and flow. These were real dynamic people, who came across as detached and deranged (DiCapriob as Hughes), a boring, selfish,brat (Blanchett as Hepburn), are the eye of the storm (Beckinsale as Gardner).
Very disappointing considering the talent in and behind this film.