The Beach (2000)
If you want a screwed-up movie, this is the one for you. An idyllic beach paradise on an island just off Thailand ends up being an escapist's haven where real life problems don't go away - they just get buried. Leonardo DiCaprio is, I still insist, a good actor and here with Danny Boyle to lead him, he makes going crazy onscreen fascinating for all of us to watch. In paradise apparently, sharks and gun-toting marijuana farmers are not the only things that one has to worry about. Robert Carlyle might show up and ninja-kill you in your dreams. Watch out.
My Netflix rating: 4 stars
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