Thoughts

Rating: 6/10 (5 December 2006)

I have just seen the movie at a screening, and I thought it was very well made. The trailers did no do Leonardo DiCaprio's acting justice, since it seemed that his accent was not accurate, but after listening to the rest of the cast and their accents, DiCaprio's is actually surprisingly accurate. The funny part about the film is that it seems to be one of the few DiCaprio films where he doesn't take his clothes off. It seems to me that Hollywood has such an attraction to the physical side of a player that they distract the viewer from the acting and the storyline by adding love scenes etc. something which this film did not have any of. The film was beautifully shot, with amazing establishing shots, which at certain points, although beautiful, made the movie appear to be too long. Overall, the acting was great and the film was well shot. The storyline was accurate and realistic, mainly because of the lack of a love scene (which obviously seems unnecessary, but many filmmakers would have included).