The Beach


''The Beach'' is a (kinda) secret beach on an island in Thailand, where a modern-day hippie commune has established itself. Our hero, the girl he has the hots for, and her boyfriend, gatecrash into the place and are allowed to stay. They pass the days smoking dope, fishing, sleeping, swimming, and so on. However their continued existence depends on the location remaining secret, and when four new arrivals want to join, things come to a head. Is paradise really paradise?



118 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Violence, Language) .
Drama, Romance, Sex, Thriller

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Staffan Kihlbom
Director
Danny Boyle
ScreenplayJohn Hodge, from the novel by Alex Garland
MusicAngelo Badalamenti
CinematographyDarius Khondji
Sound formatsDolby
Made in2000
Produced byFigment Films

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Movies for Africa
Ian Douglas		3
Cape Argus
Bianca Coleman		5
Cape Argus
Adrian Monteath		5
The Cape Times
Stephan Hofstätter		5
The Star
Joanna Rix		14
Die Burger
Francois Smith		10
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge		10
Rapport
Barrie Hough		10
Beeld
Marius Jooste		14
SA City Life
Tony Jackman		5
TV3 Screenplay
Sandy Ngema		14
Bos Life
Jean-Pierre Pellissier		12
eye Weekly
Jason Alexander		5
Rough Cut
Christopher Brandon		11
Total Film
Dan Jolin		10
Film Review
James Cameron-Wilson		15

What the People say

Internet
100 Netizens		10

Average .. 46%

9

Visitor Ratings

Scale (Max)20
Dion Scher (25) 10
Vien Chanthavong (17) 20
Guinevere Vos (23) 12
Tebogo Diakanyo (28) 1

Average .. 54%

11

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: See Leo. See Leo smoke dope. See Leo topless. See Leo do ''Jaws''. See Leo do ''Blue Lagoon''. See Leo smoke dope. See Leo topless. See Leo bonking someone else's girlfriend. Repeat with someone *else's* girlfriend. See Leo do ''Lord of the Flies''. See Leo do ''Rambo''. See Leo do ''The Deerhunter''. See Leo.

Jooste Senekal (21): I liked it. It is very nice.

Dion Scher (25): A nice beach. A really nice beach.

Vien Chanthavong (17): I totally love the movie b-cuz its just the best and the sweetest thing.

Guinevere Vos (23): Not being a Leo fan I decided to take a chance - not bad if you look out for the lesson of the day. If Leo didn't have all the hype following him - it would have been better.

Tebogo Diakanyo (28): Should be labelled worst movie of the year, but it's good for those who only want to see Leo, and don't care about the role he plays.






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