I saw a promo for this yesterday (While viewing "BEING JULIA") and it looked SO bad. Worse than Troy, which looked pretty bad. Farrell's stupid little hairdo always cracks me up. ON THE OTHER HAND, the trailer for THE AVIATOR looked so intriguing, I started doing some research on it and it looks like it's the must see film of the year. The say Leonardo DiCaprio is unbelievable as Howard Hughes. This movie is about his early years, but hints at some of the reasons he became the kook that he became. I can't wait to see it!
I wonder of any Oliver Stone movie since Platoon has been profitable. Amazing that Hollywood would hand this guy so much money to squander. A shame that such an interesting story was so mishandled as well. Who know when it will be attempted again?
Now, why the hell would anyone cast a girl as Howard Hughes?
My reaction to most characters DiCaprio plays.
the trailer for THE AVIATOR looked so intriguing, I started doing some research on it and it looks like it's the must see film of the year. The say Leonardo DiCaprio is unbelievable as Howard Hughes. This movie is about his early years, but hints at some of the reasons he became the kook that he became. I can't wait to see it!
I remember reading 1978's Empire as a kid. Then in the nineties' encountering an article on a more recent biography of Hughes. It seems now that tertiary syphillis ate his brain.
I read a biography of Hughes a long time ago--wouldn't have believed it, but the trailers show DiCaprio as the kind of man young Hughes was. Driven, with a ton of restless energy, and willing tick off the high and the mighty.