The Aviator: 5 reasons it disappoints.

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-Leonardo doesn't have the gravitas to play such a dominanting figure. He does a much better than expected job but he still has that boy/man thing. At times (the strongest) he looked and acted like he was imitating Benicio del Toro--who should have been cast in the part.
-Does anyone really care about Howard's love for K. Hepburn? Yeah, an interesting woman but an unattractive geek too convincingly played by the beautiful Blanchett. I felt I was watching a comedian do an interpretation---and a very long one. Hughes' affair w/the stunning Ava is much more interesting...but both the part and the actress were weak.
-The lightbulb-flashing thing and the deafness were overdone. Enough with the art school crap, already.
-The character actor who played Noah Dietrich ain't dominating enough.
-According to Scorcese, Hughes hardly broke a sweat working or studying, most definitely NOT the case. His many innovations were borne of his workaholism as well as his genius, both given short shrift.
-Hughes was notoriously shy among women and employed a squad of guys to approach women for him; the cigarette-seller scene rang absolutely falsely (and excessively crudely, as well).
-How can you make a movie about Hughes and completely neglect the Mormon Church???

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Topic - The Aviator: 5 reasons it disappoints. - tinear 07:21:56 02/06/05 (8)

"Tucker" (Dean Stockwell as HH) - RC 20:06:51 02/06/05 (1)

Re: "Tucker" (Dean Stockwell as HH) Great film! - grinagog 20:18:46 02/06/05 (0)

It's "Scorsese" to you, sir. - Harmonia 18:22:20 02/06/05 (0)

I saw it last night... - mkuller 11:50:36 02/06/05 (4)

Oh, c'mon. Best director? How many different scenes - tinear 13:20:31 02/06/05 (3)

A well known hero? - mkuller 19:35:19 02/06/05 (1)

Well, I also know of Hill, Ford, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, - tinear 05:12:44 02/07/05 (0)

Re: Oh, c'mon. Best director? How many different scenes - PdL 17:03:25 02/06/05 (0)

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