check out the novel by Alex Garland

Rating: 9/10 (24 January 2008)

this is one intense movie going experience.i don't wanna give too much away,but it has echoes of Lord of the Flies.if i'm not mistaken it's also similar to King Rat.it's directed by Danny Boyle(Train Spotting,28 days Later)and Stars Leonardo DiCaprio,Tilda Swinton and Robert Carlyle.anyway,there's some great acting here.Tilda Swinton in particular impressed me.the dialogue is also well written.really the whole movie is well written.plus there is a high element of suspense and danger.it's based on a novel by Alex Garland,but i haven't read the novel,so i can't compare.i may just try to find the novel,so i can compare.as a movie though it's quite well done.for me,The Beach is an 8.5/10