Could have been better

Rating: Null/10 (8 April 2001)

OK...First off, This is a good movie but has many flaws..Its always going to be hard to take a best selling novel like The Beach and make it into an excellent film,,Few people have achieved it. The location is Identical to the one that was in my minds eye when I was reading the book..Leonardo was ok but I think Joaquin Phoenix would have made a much better Richard.Dont ask me why...Whoever casted Tilda Swinton as Sal Needs the upmost praise,,She was buy far the star of the show and Bugs was equally as iritating as he was in the book,,And what can I say about not including Jed in the film production???He was a key player in the book and I think it was big loss that he was not included...Also going from past experience of Danny Boyle movies,,I was very surprised they didnt include the food poisoning scene..It would have been wonderfull to see Bugs writhing around in his own excrement..... Overall I think this is a good movie because of the difficult subject it handels,Eutopia,Savagery and the search for paradise.......
I give this movie 7.9/10