Summary:
Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's follow-up to the underrated Once Around earned far more attention than its predecessor thanks to the judicious casting of perennial thinking woman's heartthrob Johnny Depp and a certain up-and-coming thespian by the name of Leonardo DiCaprio. A prisoner of his dysfunctional family's broken dreams in tiny Endora, IA, Gilbert (Depp) serv... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Johnny Depp - (Gilbert Grape)
Juliette Lewis - (Becky)
Mary Steenburgen - (Betty Carver)
Leonardo DiCaprio - (Arnie Grape)
Darlene Cates - (Momma)
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Review:
This tender but unflinching examination of the tension between individual happiness and family obligation neatly condenses a large ensemble, a lengthy backstory and a lot of subtext into two delightfully cinematic hours. Just a touch of voice-over from leading man Johnny Depp sets the stage for a story that is told from his character's viewpoint... Continue >>

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