The Beach is very near the top of my list. Was never a DiCaprio fan to begin with (keep in mind this is pre-Scorsese), and didn't need another movie with him being a whiny pouty brat. But that's exactly what we got. And oh so pointless.
At the midpoint of the movie, when Leo was banished to the jungle and started pretending he was living in a VIDEO GAME (complete with pixelated camera view and rolling score), I knew I was only watching this now to see if it has the one element that makes my list of Best DiCaprio movies ever, including Titanic, Quick and the Dead, and Romeo and Juliet.
It did not have that element: he was not killed at any point in the movie. Cementing its place as my second-least-favorite ever.
The Mosquito Coast was just completely pointless, and a waste of a good Harrison Ford, River Phoenix and Helen Mirren.
At the midpoint of the movie, when Leo was banished to the jungle and started pretending he was living in a VIDEO GAME (complete with pixelated camera view and rolling score), I knew I was only watching this now to see if it has the one element that makes my list of Best DiCaprio movies ever, including Titanic, Quick and the Dead, and Romeo and Juliet.
It did not have that element: he was not killed at any point in the movie. Cementing its place as my second-least-favorite ever.
The Mosquito Coast was just completely pointless, and a waste of a good Harrison Ford, River Phoenix and Helen Mirren.