Review of The Basketball Diaries (1995) by Michelle T — 29 Apr 2008

This movie sealed the deal for me as DiCaprio?s soul mate (Critters 3 comes at a close second). He?s amazing?truly and simply. I wish it wasn?t so rated R so I could show it to the punks at school after we read Go Ask Alice instead of that garbage movie of the same name.

Its only flaw is Jim?s ?recovery? is kind of rushed, in my not-so-humble opinion. Saw Jim Carroll read some of his poetry at Seton Hall like 10 years ago and he was just as strange as the wack-job he portrays in the movie.

He read a poem about pubik hair followed by a poem about lice and crabs which was really unsettling. Back to the movie?awesome soundtrack. There weren?t any lull-ish parts which I find a lot in movies about addictions.

And 2 peeps from the Soprano?s are in it!