" Genius? What are the limits of Insanity ? "

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2014)

John Logan wrote the script for this film study of the late Howard Hughes. Under the skillful direction of Martin Scorsese, this movie is thereafter called " The Aviator. " It is the bio-Pic of one of the wealthiest, controversial, influential and certainly most flamboyant magnate of the 30's, 40's and 50s'. The son of an oil industrialist who left him an oil and drill bit company which he further expanded into a huge fortune, he further managed to increase its' holdings many times. Later, Howard Hughes became synonymous with early movies which challenged the Hays Code and brought America such stars as Jane Russel. During the same span of years, Hughes became afflicted with a debilitating ailment called O.C.D. or Osbessive Compulsive Disorder. However, his superior efforts also brought him world recognition as well as disastrous influence over many who saw him as a man out of control and a disturbing paranoid mania for cleanliness and perfection. In this film, the cast which features, Leonardo DiCaprio, is superior as he plays the eccentric Howard Hughes, with Cate Blanchett doing a superb job as Katharine Hepburn. Other cast members include Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm and Jude Law. The movie is a fast paced ride from Boyhood to reclusive tycoon and each triumph is matched only by the equally strange behaviors which find him isolated in small hotel room afflicted by Allodynia. Still, the director has placed this film in the Annals of the Classics and I have to agree. ****