Visually stunning, great drama, a timeless movie masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2013)

This film has so much in it to enjoy. Scorsese is truly one of the great directors of our or any time and the way he captures the force that was Howard Hughes is truly impressive to watch. Howard Hughes was the rock star of his day and his genius and downfall are the things of legend. He soared the skies in the fastest planes, he dated the hottest starlets in Hollywood and fought against the most powerful men in the country...and won! The film focuses mostly on his earlier days when he was truly in his prime and before mental illness took away his ability to do what he was once world famous for. This is the Howard Hughes we should really remember and admire, a true visionary and a man willing to lose everything in order to accomplish feats that were thought impossible by everyone but himself. That takes guts and a pretty big pair of...well u know. Lol.
Di Caprio shines and impresses again this time as Hughes and I found myself rooting him on to fly higher and go bolder in his magnificent creations, laughing at some of the predicaments he put his right hand men in to get things done the way he needed them to be and admiring this American icon for not settling (even when it came to the steering wheel or even a rivet on one of his planes) and sticking to his vision. The movie itself is visually stunning, the acting is superb throughout and I think it captures the time where the sky was the limit and anything was possible in America. Scorsese will be remembered for many classics but this is one of his finest in my opinion and one of my favorite movies of all.