Now do you see how good Leo is??

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2005)

Titanic was such a disaster for Leonardo DiCaprio's credibility, but I think he's finally won it back with this one. I think this an exceptional performance from Leonardo and I agree with comparisons to DeNiro in Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. Go on all you Leo critics: watch The Basketball Diaries and What's Eating Gilbert Grape, etc etc. the boy can act!! I was critical of his performances in The Beach and Gangs Of New York (which I don't really like as a film), but this performance in the Aviator has won over a lot of Leo-haters, so intense, you can just see how hard he's working! My only criticism of The Aviator is it's too long. I don't know why everyone is making 3hr films nowadays, but I think Scorsese could have cut 30 to 60 minutes off this one, and still told us the story, it drags on and on. other than that it's excellent, it tells the story of genius Howard Hughs who I knew nothing about before. Well done Mr DiCaprio - keep it up! I'm a bit worried about Baz Luhrmann's Alexander, but it could be excellent.