Review of What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) by Marc Savlov for Austin Chronicle — 01 Jan 2000
Depp is perfectly cast as Gilbert, by turns sullen, quiet, and caring. Depp's expressive face has long been the focal point of his talent, and he uses it to excellent effect here. It's DiCaprio as Gilbert's retarded brother Arnie who may well get the Oscar statuette.
He's utterly, tragically convincing as the boy who wasn't expected to make it to ten, much less eighteen years old.
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This review of What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) was written by Marc Savlov and published by Austin Chronicle on 01 Jan 2000.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape has generally received very positive reviews.
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