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  Review by kayla ★★★ 4

  A hot guy told me to watch this so here I am hehehehehe you already know imma lie and tell him I loved it when in reality it was actually just fine. But really what the fuck was that video game scene I hated that omg how embarrassing.

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  Review by Jim Cummings ★★★★★ 2

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  I think we all have something to learn from the Swedes being attacked by sharks, the public wanting to help them at first, but then very quickly dragging them out of sight to die so we can play volleyball...

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  Review by David Sims ★★★½ 11

  I'd like to go to the beach. Seems fun

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  Review by maria ★★★½ 2

  why are all leo's characters a bit of a freak? like they always have this moment when they just lose their shit.

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  Review by amaya ★★ 6

  when you expect cast away (2000) but you get the wicker man (2006) with a teenage girl's ipod soundtrack

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  Review by cara ★★½ 1

  a few things: 
  1) leonardo dicaprio fights a cgi shark to the death 
  2) tilda swinton is hot 
  3) theres one scene where danny boyle said fuck it and decided to have a video game scene involving leo running around a jungle fighting more cgi animals

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  Review by Sam Thompson ★★ 5

  I’m literally speechless.

  The Beach is one bizarro blast from the past. I don’t even know how to begin to describe this ugly insane mess. Just thinking about it makes me smile in a weird way. 

  I totally get why some people like this movie. There really isn’t anything else like this weird cheese fest. It touches on a few interesting ideas like the effect of tourism and what we value as a society. With a decent premise, there is actually some strong moments in the film but it just has this inescapable trashy vibe.

  I don’t wanna say steer clear of this because I think it’s this wonky ass enigma but at the same time it isn’t good and I wouldn’t recommend desperately seeking it out. I honestly have no idea what made me put it on in the first place.

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  Review by kevintporter ★★★ 2

  It was just...a regular beach. It didn't make them old. Why did I watch? Three stars!

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  Review by matt lynch ★★½ 1

  Is it Boyle's fault or Garland's that this actually reads like an endorsement of the proto-Vice bro-hipsterism it purports to indict? I mean who cares, clueless is clueless. Anyway I'm glad I eventually forgot about Moby's Porcelain.

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  Review by Michael James ★★★

  The interesting concept, adventurous hippie vibe, philosophical takes and enjoyable soundtrack choices make it compelling enough. Young DiCaprio was solid. The shark hunt monologue was a highlight moment. It does lose steam in the final act, but it still is worth a watch.

  "Of course you can never forget what you've done, but we adapt. We carry on. And me? I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for. Because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re part of something. And if you find that moment… it lasts forever."

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  Review by Tonje Tapio ★½

  This is somebodys favorite movie

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  Review by Andy Summers 🤠 ★★★ 4

  Danny Boyle's The Beach has a tattered reputation among film fans. It's unfocused and at times strays too far from the source novel which Alex Garland poured his heart and soul into. Everyone has said at some point that the book is much better than the film or that the film is nowhere near as good as the play, or whatever comparison you want to make. This is definitely one of those times where Garland's book got a butchering and although the film isn't a complete dud, it takes away certain aspects that made it so compelling in the first place.
  Leonardo DiCaprio plays an American college student backpacking in Thailand in the hope of expanding his horizons. It is…