A 1/2 Good Movie...

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 2000)

Although the plot didn't grab me, I thought that Leonardo DiCaprio was excellent in the movie. He captured the character of Richard's frightened side and easy going side. This is the first movie I saw with Leonardo DiCaprio in it where I said...WOW to his acting. Although I believe the story line didn't materialize as well as it could. I also think that the movie could have been more successful if the shark bites were not as graphic, the shots weren't as graphic and the sex scenes weren't as graphic, I'm sure it would have been a PG-13 movie. The movie was a total sellout to many girls and women because Leonardo DiCaprio spends mostly the entire movie shirtless, in a towel, in a bathing suit, or in low cut pants. I thought that the movie tried to hard at times...and for a movie that was in production as long as it was...I expected a little more. But Leonardo DiCaprio was excellent. O...and I don't know why IMDb recommends "Full Metal Jacket" for people who liked this movie. "Full Metal Jacket" was a Stanley Kubrick masterpiece still watched and enjoyed by people all over the world...as within a few years "The Beach" will be forgotten along with Leonardo DiCaprio's excellent acting. I await anxiously to see what he will put out in the theaters next. Overall...*** / *****