unlikeable characters lack heart

Rating: 4/10 (21 March 2015)

Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) comes to Bangkok looking for something crazy different from his safe life. He meets wild man Daffy (Robert Carlyle) who later commits suicide leaving him a map to a secret beach. He convinces French couple Françoise (Virginie Ledoyen) and Étienne (Guillaume Canet) to join him. The island is in a prohibited nature reserve and growing vast amounts of marijuana under guard. They escape the criminals and find their way to the beach already occupied by a society of young people led by Sal (Tilda Swinton).
Leo is a young unlikeable brat. Françoise lacks the charisma despite being very hot. Their chemistry is hampered by the presence of her boyfriend. They don't have much chemistry even without her boyfriend. They do make a hot couple. The film is unfocused. Danny Boyle jazzes up this adventure but it's missing its heart.