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August 28, 2005
The Aviator
The Aviator (2004), Martin Scorsese:
I guess I should preface this by saying I don't usually take to biopics. Leo acted well, but a lot of his character seemed added to fit the real Howard Hughes and not because it fit his role in the movie, which I guess is the general rift between 'bio' and 'pic'. I still love Cate Blanchett though I'm not entirely sure what to make of her here. She does a great job of selling you on the completeness of her performance, but I have nothing against which to judge it, having only seen Kate Hepburn in movies. Unfortunately, I think she hasn't really reached anything of the caliber of Elizabeth lately*. (Her ten minutes in Ripley were great though).
7/15
*- Looking through her filmography, saw this. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Posted by bing at August 28, 2005 11:43 AM