Review of The Basketball Diaries (1995) by Buggy B — 02 Feb 2014
Not a perfect movie and I'm not sure how faithful it is to poet (Jim Carroll's) memoirs but worth watching for the remarkable performance from Leonardo DiCaprio. Just wow, absolutely raw and heart wrenching especially at the height of his addiction.
I'd also forgotten that Mark Wahlberg is in this -very young Marky-Mark days and Juliette Lewis. The entire movie is very dark and inconsistent in its storytelling but filled with excellent performances; following Carroll (DiCaprio) as a 1960's teen, his star basketball days and spiral into heroin addiction along with a few of his school buddies.
Crime, homelessness, prostitution and chaos ensue. 02.01.14.
This review of The Basketball Diaries (1995) was written by Buggy B on 02 Feb 2014.
The Basketball Diaries has generally received positive reviews.
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