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    What's Eating Gilbert Grape?


    Adam's Rating : 9.25     Rotten Rating : 89     Review Date : 7/4/09 5:20 AM        Bookmark and Share

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    I thought this was one of the better dramas that I have seen in a long, long time.

    The story is a simple one - all of the characters are stuck in a place where they don't want to be. They're all looking for their liberation. Do they find it?

    I know that DiCaprio got a lot of credit for his portrayal of a disabled boy and much of the credit was deserved. I know I've written about this before (here) but I have never been impressed by an actor playing this character. Depp was by far the best thing to happen to this film, although for the first time in a long time I could stomache Juliette Lewis in a role.

    Finallly, a movie without flash or special effects. Just a good story, that's all I ask.

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    Created by muchgooder on Monday, July 6, 2009 8:08:22 AM
    Great call on this one Bubba - we absolutely loved it. I thought Depp was the best actor in this movie as I'm never impressed when someone plays a "challenged" person. After all, we spent our entire childhoods making those kind of faces and sounds. :-)
       
    Created by Bob on Thursday, July 2, 2009 3:17:30 PM
    Good movie - you should see it. I am not a Leonardo Dicaprio fan, but he does a great job playing a mentally "challenged" kid...........probably his best work.
       

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