The Basketball Diaries
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Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings
- Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco
- Summary: An adapation of Jim Carroll's memoirs of his decent from basketball star to heroin addict while in high school.
- Director: Scott Kalvert
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Sport, Crime
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Positive: 6 out of 19
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88The tale related here isn't all that original, but the honest presentation lends impact to a wrenching scenario.
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80It's a tough, intense, wrenching picture about drugs and growing up and surviving, driven by a fierce, skinless performance by its star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
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60Without rising star DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg this would have been considerably more turgid and unappealing. But their charm allows sympathy and involvement with the characters, despite their efforts towards self-destruction.
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38It's not boring to watch, but in the end it's too lame and too tame. [21 Apr 1995]
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