Bolstered by Oscar-caliber performances, The Aviator soars in many ways, giving us some wonderful vistas as well as distressing moments. But ultimately, after three hours, the film as a whole sputters and crash lands.
By:
Guylaine Cadorette
December 18, 2003 12:55pm EST
Mona Lisa Smile's lesson of the day--that the '50s were an oppressive decade for women--is delivered in an unoriginal manner through such shallow and unlikable characters that its message lacks an emotional punch.