![]() ![]() His very stage presence reminds us that he lacks the authority and innate acting skills to convincingly pull off a performance of this caliber. One has the impression that he is trying to play a role rather than becoming a character. This is the high benchmark we expect of actors in Scorsese's movies. The problem is that Scorsese made his reputation by working with actors like Robert de Niro who are absolute chameleons on the screen and have the ability to become the character they play. DiCaprio connects with Hughes' emotions, motives and obsessions at several points in the film with very good results. Unfortunately, the director cannot coax art out of Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal of Hughes, but it is the actor's most ambitious performance to date. Howard Hughes' (Leonardo DiCaprio) infatuation with flying is depicted with great passion and detail in The Aviator. Seemingly no expense was spared in making the sets or generating the camera shots. So, too, is the way the camera follows the swing/big band era bandstands, costumes, automobiles and planes. The 1080p presentation is absolutely hypnotic in its sheer beauty. As in his other period pieces (The Age of Innocence), the look and feel of the era is recreated masterfully. ![]() In the hands of a lesser director, the aerial shots would be ploys or stunts, but Scorsese turns them into art. These sequences alone may be worth the price of admission. The director's artistry is apparent as the camera follows Hughes' flights. The way Scorsese depicts aircraft of the 1920s-1940s boasts incredible vision. Both help define Scorcese himself and much of his work, but a third ingredient in the film benefits the most from the director's attention to detail: the passion of aviation. Legendary director Martin Scorsese turns his lens to the biography of Howard Hughes in "The Aviator", delivering a triumphant ode to the golden age of Hollywood and to rugged individualism. Reviewed by Greg Maltz, November 24, 2007 The aeronautic exploits of Howard Hughes come to life with stunning artistry in The Aviator. ![]()
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