The Basketball Diaries
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- Synopsis
- Very loosely based on the memoir of the same name, The Basketball Diaries transposes the late '60s adolescence of writer/artist Jim Carroll to some unspecified time period at least 15 years later, further confusing the timeframe with three decades of ......
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- Director(s)
- Scott Kalvert
- Distributor(s)
- New Line
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min.
Critic Reviews
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
The tale related here isn't all that original, but the honest presentation lends impact to a wrenching scenario.Read the full review
Washington Post | Hal HinsonAdd Critic to Favorites
It's a tough, intense, wrenching picture about drugs and growing up and surviving, driven by a fierce, skinless performance by its star, Leonardo DiCaprio.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
[Kalvert] best serves the movie by simply focusing on DiCaprio, who communicates the spirit and blunt truth of the diaries even when the movie keeps trying to soften the blow.Read the full review
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