Like Funky A said, Boyle's most commercial movie, but still good...

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2000)

Danny Boyle brought us the dark and macabre Shallow Garve, which was excellent and Trainspotting, which was a very funny and stylish film. I have to say that Ewan McGregor was missing in this one....maybe they thought the role would be more appropriate for a beautiful actor, and it's too bad they chose one with such a limited talent: Leonardo DiCaprio. Really, I doubt seeing Ewan McGregor in bening suit would attract more girls than seeing Leo. That is unfortunately another proof that this movie has a commercial goal. And what about Virginie Ledoyen, who never seemed to feel anything...right, she is, I think, the most beautiful superstar in the world...but is she a good actress? Well...she doesn't deliver a very amazing performance...but, the rest of the cast wasn't bad...there were some nice and innovative scenes, like when Richard imagines that his life is like a video game...I enjoyed the film, the atmosphere of freedom but still, I didn't feel I had just watched an important film after watching the beach...but still, I think it deserves more than the poor IMDb user's average of 5.8...it's an under-estimated film....I liked it, not as much as Shallow Grave or Trainspotting ( and by the way my dear friend Funky A, I haven't seen A Life Less Ordinary, to which you made an excellent critic, so other users that are reading this review, I think you should read Funky A's reviews if you have a serious interest in films) but I think it should get 79%, and that's of course what I give to The Beach.