[Jason Porter]

First of all, if you don't think DiCaprio did a good job with his Houston accent, then you weren't listening. All my buddies are from Houston, Dalls/F.W., Austin etc, and they were all amazed, as was I, at how well he carries a typical Texan twang.

I agree about Blanchett, there aren't words to describe how much she annoyed me in this movie, but thankfully she and Hughes parted ways around half way through.

BTW, whoever played Ms. Gardner was extremely hot, I had to adjust myself once or ttwice because of her.

The planes were awesome, the costumes and sets were very nicely detailed (love the Art-Deco), and the cinematography was great. The music was good, and overall, it was a great movie.

However, to truly detail the life of a guy like Hughes, you would need a LOTR-type trilogy, a plethora of actors that all look alike of varying ages, and a host of other small things.

But when was the last time...make that anytime a "feature film", of the non-documentary variety was entirely accurate in terms of chronology or events. It just doesn't happen in Hollywood. Honesty is mostly dead here, and even the most honest attempts at cinema now are still lightly laced with at least the unintended misleadingness(word?) of the town that makes the film.

I know a lot of Hollywood people, and they can't help themselves...LA forced them to acclimate...