Leo Di Caprio made an incredible impression in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”, and really should have won an Oscar.
After Titanic however, all the adulation and hysteria irritated the hell out of me. You can’t blame Di Caprio for that I guess, but I do think he was miscast.
Part of the problem is that he was physically, how shall we put it, puny. And The Beach just made things worse. How can you watch him doing the martial arts moves (or whatever they were), without bursting into laughter J
The Departed is a different story altogether. He’s added bulk, and was believable in the role. I’ve also seen a couple of trailers for Blood Diamond, and dodgy South African accent aside, he does physically look the part.
I don’t think he’ll win the Oscar though. Although the movie isn’t out in SA yet, I fancy Forrest Whitaker for the Oscar. I’ve enjoyed his performances in almost everything he’s done, except Crying Game where he was woefully miscast.
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