Excellent location, Richard, Françoise and Etienne

Rating: 5/10 (8 July 2000)

Those which have read the book should agree that the island described in Alex's Garland novel is exactly the same as that on the movie, as well as all of the characters. The film though very interesting on the first 2 thirds, becomes a bit boring on the last one. The film should have given more detail on each of the characters, specially on those as important as Jed, who doesn't appear on the movie, Sal, Bugs and Keaty, and their relation with the rest of the comunity of the beach. The cast is very full filling specially CiCaprio's realism and Ledoyen's appearance of strength and vulnerability. I think that the movie should have kept loyal to the novel and do not invent part of the happenings while they ignored some very important (like the three with the inscriptions next to the waterfall or the continuous visions richard has of Daffy. Overall a good movie which is worth seeing as well as reading Alex Garland's Book, which will give you a better idea of what was the life in The Beach like, if u are really interested and want to know more.