It seems impossible that The Basketball Diaries came out in theaters 15 years ago, but then you watch Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the cast and all you can think is how young they look. That and how good they are. DiCaprio is absolutely mesmerizing as poet/junkie Jim Carroll. His performance is raw and honest, a far cry from the more calculated performance he gives nowadays. It’s almost painful to watch, particularly the scene where he begs his mom (a very good Lorraine Bracco) to let him back in to their apartment after they have a huge fight. The rest of the cast is just as strong, and the story still stands up both as a cautionary tale of drug abuse and a celebration of being young and feeling invincible.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Basketball Diaries
It seems impossible that The Basketball Diaries came out in theaters 15 years ago, but then you watch Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the cast and all you can think is how young they look. That and how good they are. DiCaprio is absolutely mesmerizing as poet/junkie Jim Carroll. His performance is raw and honest, a far cry from the more calculated performance he gives nowadays. It’s almost painful to watch, particularly the scene where he begs his mom (a very good Lorraine Bracco) to let him back in to their apartment after they have a huge fight. The rest of the cast is just as strong, and the story still stands up both as a cautionary tale of drug abuse and a celebration of being young and feeling invincible.
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