: The Aviator
Better than I expected, though the plot was rather routine and seemed to glorify Howard Hughes’ life a little much. The visuals were impressive, but the acting was a disappointment (especially Cate Blanchet’s Heburn which felt totally false to me), though I must admit, Leo DiCaprio’s Hughes — which prior to the film I thought was completely miscast — was actually pretty good. More interesting from a historical perspective (especially now that I live five minutes from the actual “Spruce Goose” airplane) than the story or performances, but not a bad movie. I had never realized that Hughes was an actual engineer and did so many things to revolutionize commercial aviation in this country (like retractable landing gear).
Topic: [/movie] |
