IMO, DiCaprio was always an excellent actor. Some of the movie rolls he chose may not have been good choices, but he can act! If you ever saw him in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, you'll know you saw a great acting job he did as a mentally handycapped younger brother to Johnny Depp's character. Catch Me If You Can, The Aviator, The Departed and Blood Diamond were all great parts brought to life by him. A very tallented actor, IMO.
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Posts from dukefan1 in thread „Hollyweird“
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I guess I am in the minority here. I think The Departed was an awesome movie. I'll grant that the language was heavy on the ears, but the story kept me glued and the ending shocked me. I think DeCaprio is an excellent actor. If you doubt that, see him in the movie What's Eating Gilbert Grape. That movie wasn't all that, but his portrayal of a mentally handicapped boy was the best I've ever seen.
Scorcese, IMO, has made a few great films as well as some bad ones. All Directors make flops now and then. I wasn't a great fan of The Gangs Of New York but loved The Aviator and Casino along with Goodfellows ( in which Joe Pesci cussed something terrible...but what a great acting job!).
I guess I grew up around a few foul mouthed people, so I tend not to notice it in a movie unless one of my children are sitting there with me. But I never let language stop me from watching a movie. The acting and storyline dictate that.
I guess what I'm saying is, if you can tolerate the language, watch the movie. To tell you the truth, this is the fist time I heard the film knocked. Everyone I work with loved it.
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