The Beach
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Release Date: February 11, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
21
Negative:
6
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75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
An edgy, hypnotic entertainment that's like a Club Med production of "Lord of the Flies."
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It's a movie to feel. Even when the thinking isn't all there, the emotions are, all the way to the film's poignant last seconds. Read full review
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Cinematographer Darius Khonji does a superb job of conveying both the sensual beauty (there's a spectacular moonlight-on-the-water sex scene with Leo and the lovely Ledoyen), and the darkness of Richard's paradise lost.
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It doesn't really come off, but it's an admirably ambitious, and mostly very engaging, coming-of-age adventure that apes the spirit of Joseph Conrad. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Whether he's smacking into an iceberg or flopping topless onto a sandy beach, DiCaprio is still maddeningly lightweight.
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Always a joy to look at -- and even if the story isn't half as profound as the filmmakers think it is. Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
DiCaprio is up to all but the heaviest emotional lifting; when he enters a maniacal phase, you wish for Martin Sheen, who did the "back to the jungle" thing better in "Apocalypse Now." Read full review
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