Review of What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) by Simona B — 21 Jun 2010
Gilbert Grape ( Johnny Depp ) is stuck in a one horse town with a mentally challenged brother , Arnie ( Leonardo Di Caprio - just 19 at that time) an obese mother two sisters a crumbling house and a job in a store thats going no where.
This is a sensitive story of Gilbert's situation ,stuck in a thankless situation.All this changes when Becky ( Juliette Lewis ) and Gilbert run into each other. Becky is young ,beautiful and sensitive.
Gilbert begins to realize that he is missing a life.This is a super film and Leonardo does an excellent job as a mentally retarded youngster. He was only 19 when this film was made and his performance is outstanding.
I loved this one when it first released, and I loved it again after all these years.
This review of What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) was written by Simona B on 21 Jun 2010.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape has generally received very positive reviews.
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