The Aviator
Dir: Martin Scorcese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
Spud-faced boy too young
Scorcese begs for Oscar
watch the big ship fly
This was an interesting movie as I realised just how little I knew about the life of Howard Hughes. The supporting cast are solid, but the whole exercise is ruined by the casting of Leonardo DiCaprio. The guy still looks like he's sixteen years old and I just couldn't accept that he's supposed to be this hugely successful aviator and film-maker. I'm sure it'll secure a ton of major award nominations, but it really isn't that special. It's nowhere near Scorcese's best work, and his use of colour filters early on just annoys rather than enhances the story.
soulmining rating: ***
White Noise
Dir: Geoffrey Sax
Cast: Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice
Dead wife contacts man
angry spirits want to kill
could really happen
This is loosely based on the real-life Electronic Voice Phenomenon in which radios etc. are - supposedly - able to pick up voices of the dead. The first half of this movie is quite engrossing as Michael Keaton finds out about EVP and provides some decent chills. Sadly it completely unravels in the second half when he starts getting messages (premonitions?) from people before they die, and it descends into a hammy thriller. A real shame.
soulmining rating: **
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