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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Leo at one of his best
This is a gem of a movie. Good story, great location and incomparable performances. This is one movie that will last in my Top 10 best movie list for a long, long time. Leo at one of his best & Depp at his usual perfection. The story is a about a person named Gilbert Grape (Jhonny Depp) and his life. Centered around his responsibilities of caring for his family and his younger brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is suffering from a developmental disability. Although Jhonny Depp is the lead character in the story, Leonardo DiCaprio steals the show with his brilliant portrayal of the mentally retarded character. The movie has been so well made that there were moments when tears dripped out of my eyes. Slightly slow paced so watch it when you have lots of time and savour every moment of it.
The Ghost Writer (2010)
What her majesty does not know
Roman Polanski never loses his touch at directing good movies irrespective of what happens in his personal life. At least it seems so after watching this one. Adapted from a novel, the storyline was quite intriguing. The story of a Former British PM's memoirs, his questionable actions as a PM and the mysterious death of his Ghost writer. Well it might seem like a straight enough plot, but the unravelling mystery will leave you astounded. The star cast was well chosen. Pierce Brosnan who plays the former British PM does a good job although it seemed like he is trying a bit too hard to sound British. Ewan McGregor as the Ghost writer does a splendid job, after all he knows the ways of the force. Olivia Williams and rest of the cast have also done fairly well. The movie stands well on its own but the film score in the background adds to the mystery and the feel of it. All in all its a good watch.
Inception (2010)
Conceptually brilliant
The movie is standalone awesome, not taking anything away from the beautiful performances. I have to say that Mr. Nolan does not fail to amaze. This time reaching the zenith of all expectations. Leo does a splendid job but i would say this role did not push his acting skills to the limits like Blood Diamond or even The Departed. But as i mentioned in the first line, the concept and the story line is so brilliant that even if there was no Leonardo DiCaprio in it, I would still give this movie a 9/10. There were some loopholes like in every movie, but that can be ignored for Its easy to criticize but difficult to create. Final Word - A must watch movie.