Another Excellent Movie From Scorsese

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2004)

Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese delivers another movie masterpiece with this astoundingly well-made epic about the life of Hollywood mogul/aviation pioneer Howard Hughes. Leonardo DiCaprio is magnificent in the role of Hughes, proving once again that he's one of the finest actors of his generation.
The movie covers twenty years in Hughes' life, spanning his relationships with Hollywood stars like Katherine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) and Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale), his battle with Pan Am executive Juan Trippe and the Senator under his control, and his greatest struggle with his own germaphobic/obsessive compulsive fears. Scorsese uses lighting, cinematography, period music, and so much else with such vigor and life in every frame that is rarely felt during any other film. He is truly a master of his craft, and although "The Aviator" is not a perfect movie, it comes closer than almost any movie of this year. For anyone who wants to experience the joy of movies, this is one flight you'll have to catch.