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The Aviator
2005
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Positive Reviews
65
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
4.0
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1.5
If theres one thing youd think wed have learned from the Mystery Inc. gang, its that meddling isnt for amateurs.)
Austin Chronicle
3.5
This sprawling, quasi epic tale of the desperately flawed Hughes isnt Scorseses best work its difficult if not impossible to trump Raging Bull or Good ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
Despite a pacy, technically brilliant but otherwise slightly ordinary first half hour or so, Scorseses Howard Hughes movie is his best since The Age o ..
Time Out
4.5
The film doesnt give otherperformers much room to shine, but Blanchett is convincing and fascinating asHepburn and Beckinsale is appealing as Hughes o ..
Screen Daily
5.0
Howard Hughes in his last two decades sealed himself away from the world.At first he haunted a penthouse in Las Vegas, and then he moved to a bungalow ..
Rogerebert
5.0
This is Scorsese at his most breathtaking and cinema at its best.
Cinema Blend
4.0
Of course, Howard has the last laugh with a spectacular premiere and success enough to make more movies.
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
Nevertheless, Scorseses commercial picture is fun to watch in vintage Technicolor, its period re creations are a treasure, the directors eye for detai ..
Sover
3.0
Francis Ford Coppola had Preston Tucker, Oliver Stone had Alexander the Great, and now Martin Scorsese has the bold, mercurial Howard Hughes, who saw ..
Tv Guide
5.0
Scorseses greatest triumph is that he finished a great film in the face of impossible odds.
Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
The show belongs to Scorsese, though, who takes this biopic and gives it incredible depth.
Mark Reviews Movies
5.0
Its spectacular in all senses, but in this movie, spectacle rules throughout.
Usa Today
4.5
Laramie Movie Scope: The Aviator A slick story about a sick genius by Robert Roten, Film Critic January 5, 2005 The Aviator is one of the best films o ..
Lariat
3.5
This is grand Hollywood entertainment in the old school style, so glistening and dazzling that its flaws are washed away in a sea of glitter.
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Its all rather sprawling and a bit disjointed, but Scorseses vigorous pacing and eye for detail hold it all together and provide a vivid setting for D ..
News Review
4.5
This still is a fabulously beautiful movie with a strong story to tell.
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The production design throughout the film is astonishing, particularly in Scorseses ... loving recreation of the Hollywood nightclub scene, complete w ..
View London
3.8
Credit goes partly to the built in fascination of its subject and partly to its excellent cast.
Cs Monitor
3.5
As such, the film works as genuine if superficial entertainment of the holiday kind, and box office numbers should initially bring good cheer to all i ..
Film Journal
5.0
The film is as much a gloriously cinematic psychological map of Hughes as it is about impressive aerial sequences and the drama of his personal life.
Smh
4.0
In the end, The Aviator comes across as great filmmaking that just never quite comes together to produce a great film.
Mountain X
5.0
Dana Verkouteren, Associated Press This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in t ..
Star Tribune
5.0
Its the difference between making a two hour movie feel like three hours and making a three hour movie feel like two hours.
Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
3.5
The Aviator is studded with marvelous moments, yet it fails to present Hughes as an entirely coherent human being.
Ew
4.0
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Empire
3.0
A true story that is both touching and thrilling and tons of talent on both sides of the camera are enough to make this a good movie, but not enough t ..
Common Sense Media
4.4
But if youve ever watched Hells Angels and the brilliant aerial sequences he created easily some of the best ever filmed its fascinating to see how he ..
Sf Gate
4.0
A handsome biopic of filmmaker, pilot and millionaire Howard Hughes, The Aviator could be Martin Scorseses politest ever picture.Forget the chaotic ge ..
Bbc
4.0
But this handsome movie is an oddly well behaved one to come from the preternaturally energetic Scorsese.
Time
4.4
In Hughes, the filmmaker finds a titanic subjectequal parts daring risk taker and unstable eccentricwhose greatness was intimately bound up with his m ..
Slant Magazine
4.5
Its primary appeal is its speed: It rushes along, from scandal to air crash to movie romance to Senate hearing, each anecdote well realized but never ..
Washington Post
2.5
Without giving too much away, theres an emotional conclusion that rings of Scorseses Raging Bull, in terms of dark, human texture.
Washington Post
2.5
But theres something comic about this big baby and something repulsive.
The New York Times
3.1
Superiority over such underwhelming efforts is no great shake, but The Aviator, at least, is sparklingly acted, exquisitely photographed, and keeps la ..
The Movie Boy
4.0
The Aviator is not only the best biopic of the season, but its also one of the best films of the year thanks to a terrific ensemble cast and a smart s ..
Bullz-Eye
4.2
Howard Shore score fits the epic nature of aThe Aviator.aMartin Scorsese and his talented cast and crew have created an epic tale of a real life proph ..
Reeling Reviews
3.8
It is unfair to expect Scorsese to fashion a masterpiece every time out, but this is an unusually long dry spell.
ReelViews
4.2
Entertaining, accessible Aviator may open the skies for Scorseses overdue Oscar For decades now, the Academy Award voters have been looking for an exc ..
Seattle Pi
2.0
But you wouldnt know it to watch Scorseses film.All we see is a mentally flawed, lovesick oddball.
Tony Medley
5.0
The performances are uniformly great even the smallest roles are well cast; no one ever seems off pitch.
Pajiba
5.0
Scorsese has my vote for best director, an honor that has eluded this cinematic master for far too many years.
Cnn
5.0
Scorseses recognition of a kindred spirit gives this film a visceral vim and vigor.
Spliced Wire
4.4
Scorseses longtime collaborator and production designer Dante Feretti is up to the task.Watching the movie is great fun.
Movie Habit
3.1
But the film occasionally strays dangerously close to campy Mommie Dearest territory.
Deseret News
4.5
The screenplay, the editing and the sheer determination of the filmmakers in capturing this exceptional man on the screen make it a wonderfully grippi ..
Urban Cine File
2.5
Like many of Scorseses movies over the last decade, The Aviator is a triumph of production design, as cold and blue as DiCaprios eyes.
La Weekly
4.0
It is also a surface rendering with entertainment buttons consistently pressed.
Varia Gate
5.0
Ive seen over one hundred movies so far this year and while quite a few of them were very good, I hesitated to call them the best movie of the year.Wi ..
Three Movie Buffs
1.5
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Kansas City
3.8
A solid production, but the picture of Hughes painted is far from dreamy.
Ross Anthony
3.1
Its plot moves from event to event without a story driving it and the audience is left drifting along.
Big Picture Big Sound
5.0
The Aviator is a grand Hollywood epic in the truest sense of the word, but one where the nearly three hour running time, multiple characters, several ..
Waffle Movies
5.0
With the addition of some truly compelling computer CGI used to enhance the story rather than merely wow, The Aviator soars as a biopic that channels ..
Movie Crypt
5.0
This almost great epic has one foot in legend: its a vision of an American titan that could have sprung from the insides of Hughess own obsessive, per ..
News Week
4.0
Where was that homer smashing hero who gave us Raging Bull and Goodfellas.Sure, Gangs looked stunning and housed a handful of excellent performances, ..
Dvd Talk
3.2
Its well crafted, but hardly comparable to Kanes narrative and cinematic stylings or existential themes.
Decent Films
3.5
The Aviator is a marvel to behold, and one is quickly convinced that Scorsese can take even the most threadbare screenplay and make it bold and immedi ..
Flip Side Archive
4.4
DiCaprios testimony in court near the end of the film is a brilliant piece of acting and will hold you spellbound.
Entertainment Spectrum
3.8
Solidly entertaining and visually lush, but this is uncharacteristically safe territory for a filmmaker who relishes risk and grittiness.
Mid West Film Journal
4.0
I never thought wed get to the point where Martin Scorsese was taken for granted.
Films Nobs
5.0
Messing up the part of Alexander the Great in a failed epic like Alexander could be a mild career setback.
Juicy Cerebellum
4.4
Its also not entirely driven by standards, either; whereas most motion pictures would spend an exorbitant amount of time watching its lead stars slowl ..
Cinema Phile
4.2
But the whole production employs artifice without apology, so that its easy to forgive a few unconvincing flourishes of digital animation.Its also wor ..
Looking Closer
4.7
The Aviator is a grand Hollywood epic and you should see it on the biggest screen you can. Enjoy the ride!
Fantastic A Daily
4.1
one of the better films of 2004, but a good deal of this is oddly unmemorable for a Scorsese film.
Fantastic A Daily
4.5
All the instruments in Scorseses exhilarating symphony fall quiet, leaving Hugheslike other great Scorsese protagonistsas a man alone with his madness ..
About Film
4.0
Watching DiCaprio project naivet, ingenuity, and charisma was sheer delight.
The Reel Deal
1.0
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3 Black Chicks
3.8
With Hughes life, literally anything could happen colorful successes or wild failure. Scorseses film is the former.
Now Playing Mag
4.5
I dont think its a conscious effort.Its just an ongoing effort to remain yourself.
World Film About
5.0
Scorsese is one of the worlds best directors, and his take on the fractured American dream is one of the best films of the year.
Lawrence
1.5
Perhaps Scorsese should have made a movie about Henry J. Kaiser instead.
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