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Mr Hughes Goes to Hollywood
The Aviator is a real surprise. I was expecting another aimless and repetitive Scorsese ramble at best, and was dreading far worse from John Logan's presence as screenwriter (this is the same John Logan who wrote Bats, The Time Machine and Star Trek Nemesis). Instead it turned out to be one of the very best films of the past year, managing to mix and match the epic public aspirations and the private hell of Hughes remarkably successfully. Not just a movie-buff's outing, the darkness is always present (who'd have thought bathrooms could be so terrifying?), always threatening, and the film's final image of Hughes horribly trapped in his obsession is genuinely disturbing. DeCaprio's performance was superb, catching the public face of Hughes so convincingly that he sold the film's interpretation of his private one and serving as a reminder of why he used to be regarded as a great actor before [i]Titanic[/i] turned him into a much reviled icon for the resentful boyfriends of smitten teenage girls. It's impossible to think of another actor of his generation giving such a fearless performance. <
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>Excellent supporting performances too, especially Alan Alda, John C. Reilley and, most surprisingly, Kate Beckinsale, who overcomes being physically far too slight for Ava Gardner by capturing her strength surprisingly well. Jude Law made a bit of a pig's ear of Errol Flynn, though: they should have hired Nathanial Parker, who does a pretty neat Errol instead. Fabulous cinematography from Robert Richardson, capturing the evolution of color processes from the relevant eras with real skill and subtlety. And looking at how much more impressive Scorsese's version of the dogfights in Hell's Angels were than the real thing - not to mention that astonishing, almost apocalyptic crash sequence - it's a shame he wasn't around in 1930 to make it for real! <
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Superb
In my mind, Howard Hughes was this eccentric man who spent the rest of his life in seclusion in a hotel in Las Vegas. What I didn't know then when his contribution to the humankinds with his involvement in many innovations. The movie touched on some of them but the History Channel documentary in the DVD series really brought it home. It really broadened up my mind and let me wondered how far Howard Hughes would have gone if his OCD got treated then. In terms of the movie, Martin Scorcese's love for Americana and of the golden Hollywood era was well-known. It was simply beautiful to look at and the scenes simply glowed with radiance of yesteryears. The credit would have to go to Dante Peretti, the production designer who had worked with Martin in many projects beforehand. Leonardo simply oozed with charm of Howard when he was young, ambitious and that no sky was his limit. Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn was simply awestriking to watch. Overall, the movie simply fit in together nicely and seamlessly. At the end of the day, it's about celebration of Howard's life and to bring to our attention about how OCD could have ruined someone's life in such a tragic way. Many top-notch actors and actresses here, just to display the clout that Martin had in Hollywood and the respect that he would garner from it. Highly recommended.