Rating of
3.5/4
timeless reminders
Sam - wrote on 07/31/10
this is one of my favourite books (i've just decided) ... and the movie is pretty faithful to it ... even though it is set in the 1950's, the concepts are timeless and that's what appeals to me ...
two things that this story prods me about ... have a bloody good reason for following the crowd or do the work to head the other way ... be careful because it's so very easy to hurt the one you love
i've actually given the movie 3 stars - a solid effort but not remarkable ...
mendes authentically recreates that era for the viewer and the imagery supports the "one of the crowd" theme really well ...
i just don't know about di caprio's performance - he does the job but i'm not sure he has the range to tackle this role fully ...
the other half a star is because of kate alone - she's brilliant
