But Leonardo DiCaprio, whose career began with small television roles in the early 1990s, has been luckier than many, though luck is only one of the ingredients that has saved him. DiCaprio and De Niro have worked together twice before, most recently in Jerry Zak’s 2016 Marvin’s Room. DiCaprio plays Hughes in the era before he entered the realm of true madness, though his eccentricities, anxieties, and compulsions had already begun to rule him. But DiCaprio embodies him as a complex human being deserving not just of our curiosity but also our sympathy. Which brings us, in our time machine, nearly back to 1993, and the two roles that kicked off DiCaprio’s ascent.

Source: The Star December 21, 2023 14:32 UTC