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The Basketball Diaries   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: none available Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 1148 ratings  User Reviews (37 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 37  |   Next   Overall Grade: B+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Great acting, a good story. by locutus69_98 (movies profile) (May 15, 2007) 10 of 10 people found this review helpful I remember how the media mentioned this movie when some kids shot up their schools. "He watched The Basketball Diaries." So, for research I rented the film. What I saw w... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A+ Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A Most under-rated movie ever by Tha Realist (movies profile) (Jan 30, 2007) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful This is probably one of the most under-looked great films of all-time. It is the true story of a teenager living his life the way he wants. When he begins to expirement w... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: B Acting: A Direction: A- Visuals: A realistic, almost curing by sa (movies profile) (Sep 1, 2004) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful Leo seems to have done some great research for this film. It was raw enough to reflect the 'average case' truth of such an addict, it is very realistic (mainly due to the... Full Review Overall Grade: B Story: B Acting: A Direction: B Visuals: A- good movie by Peter (movies profile) (Jan 30, 2007) 2 of 3 people found this review helpful solid movie. Isn't an all time great, isn't profound, but does a great job telling a good story, in a realistic and chilling manor. The ultimate anti-drug movie. My fa... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A Life by tiny (movies profile) (Dec 2, 2004) 2 of 3 people found this review helpful This film just proves how when we have an upseting situation, we may still triumph. Jim spent most of his times with friends and had dreams of becoming a basketball star... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ EXCELLENT MOVIE by Tim (movies profile) (Mar 2, 2007) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful The Basketball Diaries is a fantastic Movie The acting by Leonardo Dicaprio was fantastic He is my favorite actor Mark Wahlberg did a great job The Directing by scott kal... Full Review Overall Grade: B+ Story: B+ Acting: A- Direction: B Visuals: B+ DiCaprio is great in stunning Drug Pic / Bio. by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Jun 20, 2005) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Young Leonardo DiCaprio is exceptinal here as 1960's poet Jim Carroll.This film is a story abut Carroll's downward spiral of drug abuse and horrifying degradation.He come... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A+ Acting: A Direction: A- Visuals: A+ A Film Worthy of Seeing by Cali (movies profile) (Aug 3, 2005) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful This is not a film that preaches to the audience, its not an ad that says: Drugs Mess Up Your Life. It is a close up look into everything that happens inside a young man'... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ dare to resist of drugs and violance by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Jan 22, 2005) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful this is the only movie i like most in my whole time ,in this movie mr.di caperio has done his work so outstandingly,,the basketball diaries is incredibelly marvallous,,,t... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: B+ Acting: A Direction: A- Visuals: A Great Movie by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Sep 1, 2004) 1 of 2 people found this review helpful This movie was very well acted. I really felt as though Leanardo really had a drug addiction that he could not over come. His entries in his journal were very touching, b... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 37  |   Next