I thought the scenes of pain and torture following inability to access drugs were a little too extended. They could have used that screentime to establish Jim's relationship with his mother and his bond with his friend Bobby (as his death was also a ... (read more) I thought the scenes of pain and torture following inability to access drugs were a little too extended. They could have used that screentime to establish Jim's relationship with his mother and his bond with his friend Bobby (as his death was also a critical reason for Jim's fall into the world of drugs). Having said that DiCaprio does exceedingly well, Marky Mark is tailor-made for the role, and the rest of the cast also delivers. Julliette Lewis was a complete waste though, just to show the turn-of-the-tables later on.

The feel good story of 1995.

This was the best acting I've seen from Leonardo, he may be the next great one as he matures more. The movie was based on a true story, I liked it a lot. 3 1/2 stars

By far still one of the best DiCaprio movies that i ever been, forget Titanic this tale of a mans fall and rise over smack addiction on the streets of NY is a true story... must watch

its the heart touching movie i ever seen....great perfomances by dicaprio...at the time he was so young but he truely deserve the roll.

i first saw this movie when i was too young to digest it.

i rewatched it recently and i was simply blown away.

this is on the very short list of movies about drug addiction that i can actually watch.

et dire qu il y en a qui s arretaient au cliche di caprio c est titanic lol
un film sous cote
intepretation geniale