So you've seen Scorsese' 'The Aviator' version with DiCaprio's intense version of Howard Hughes. In this you get Beatty's crackpot loony version of Hughes. Somewhere in the middle of both movies is the truth. This was a great watch.

More humorous than I expected. It's kind of a mess, but I still admire Beatty's bizarre vision.

LOL, the funniest 02 hours: and 01 minute ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Intelligent work, intriguing, has a touch of class by a very noted director and producer - not the easiest material for mass audiences, but still worth watching twice.

Great cast and story was ok overall, but, it seemed to poke fun at Howard Hughes in a quirky style. Lilly Collins & Alden Ehrenreich carried the film

The writing lets everyone involved down, not quite finding an interesting story. That said it is quite watchable due to a star making performance by Lily Collins.

Predictable movie about an uninteresting topic

A charming movie about career, love, accident and forgiveness, courage, and moving to a big city. First movie of its kind I have watched. I imagine similar to la la land. Believable characters, real as if in the flesh, but even the most stolid characters have subtly charming and amusing moments. The song will stay in my head for a long long time. It is as if story writers came up with the song and lyrics first before trying to find a story to fit it. The plot does not feel twisted nor too simple—it is very organic and natural, I was not even aware of the plot until the end. The cinematic aspects were gorgeous.

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Disgusting, no plot development neither character. A dull story with no point and a completely forced ending. It let no message, characters could have done better and they chose the worst paths, if it was intended to have a love story, it also fails to do it.

I enjoyed the characterizations and romance.

I was expecting something more romantic, but I guess the whole movie was far from that. I got a bit confused by the whole concept as well. I took me a while to really get the story, but once I did it was pretty good. It was a bit vague but one of the main character Howard Hughes was a bit vague. So, yea. Okay, while I'm writing this I realised I actually have no idea what to tell you about this movie. The story was a bit strange, it wasn't a really "special" movie but the actors were great and so was the camera work. It was a beautiful movie to watch (with very nice cars) but the story wasn't really strong.

Flying quite a bit lower than The Aviator in terms of scope and entertainment value, Warren Beatty's lightly comic take on Howard Hughes charts a sometimes enjoyable - though not always breezy - old H'Wood romp. This PG-13-rated comedy presents the unconventional love story of an aspiring actress (Lily Collins), her ambitious driver (Alden Ehrenreich), and their eccentric boss (Beatty), the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes. The good news is: Rules Don't Apply ranks better than Beatty's last two turns in the director's chair (Love Affair, Town & Country). The bad news is: this ain't Heaven Can Wait (which hasn't aged well) or even Bulworth (which has improved exponentially with age, but more on that later), the two entries on his director/star CV that also qualify as out-and-out comedies. In an unparalleled H'Wood career that astoundingly bridged the Studio era (Splendor in the Grass, Bonnie & Clyde) with the Maverick '70s (Shampoo, McCabe & Mrs. Miller) and continued through the rise of independent cinema (Dick Tracy, Bugsy), this star simply has little - if nothing - left to prove. He's the living legend who made Reds, for Chrissakes. He wouldn't benefit from, say, showy Oscar noms in the December of his years a la Christopher Plummer (Beginners, All the Money in the World). Mind you, such a feat wouldn't be beneath him. Rather, he's an icon who's already accomplished so much that such prizes wouldn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. For him to make a film like Rules Don't Apply means that he's either bored, has a strong interest in the fascinatingly enigmatic Hughes, or probably a little bit of both. It's as if Beatty wondered what the lift of the eccentric billionaire would look like through the lens of Preston Sturges. With this basic framework in place, he puts a screwball love triangle at the center and lets the comedy ensue...at least in parts. Oftentimes clunky, the pacing of Rules Don't Apply just isn't consistently fun or fast-paced enough. Perhaps, he should've emulated Sturges' style a little closer. Rules Don't Apply certainly has its moments though. Most of these moments come courtesy of the casting, which sees Ehrenreich, Collins, and a dynamite supporting cast shine even when the shenanigans slog along. Also, from set design to costuming to music to the photography - his crew nails the look and feel of the '50s. For a film with the title "Rules Don't Apply," however, Beatty's latest doesn't really take chances. Remember, this is the director who gave audiences the edgy and prescient political comedy Bulworth, which makes a hell of a lot more sense now than it did in 1998 and it made a lot of sense then. Rather, what results is a throwback that plays it safe. With better editing, it could've instead played it for laughs which was the whole damn point. To Sum It Up: Retro Ill-Fitted

I had hope for this film, directed by Warren Beatty with him starring alongside Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, and Annette Bening, but sadly this filmed failed to impress with its mediocre plot, cliché music, and running 30 minutes longer than it should have.

Unsure if this movie is supposed to show the love affair between Beatty and Hughes or the one between the two young leads. Hughes is the most interesting thing about the film simply for his eccentricities.

Much better than ratings would lead you to think.

i love the acting of the actors. you definitely get the 50's vibe from the movie. i wouldn't say it's a love story for those planning to watch.

Rules Don't Apply is a disappointing film. It is about the unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, Howard Hughes. Lily Collins and Haley Bennett give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Warren Beatty did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

I've always found the story behind Howard Hughes interesting and rules don't apply is no exception. Warren Beatty gives an excellent performance as Howard Hughes. The problem is Betty's excellent performance is given the backseat to a rather average romance. A romance that honestly I really didn't care much about. The movie is also loaded with cameos and the screenplay focuses again too much on the boring romance. It's worth watching and Beatty does a good job but the romance should've taken the backseat.

11/5/17 We watched this a couple weeks ago, but I remember literally none of it. I think I was falling asleep somewhat, but it obviously made little impact on me. I just gave it an average score because anything else would say that I actually had an opinion!