What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Everything about this film is sacred as it has been made with absolute dedication.It is one of those rare Hollywood films which bring good thoughts to mind.The great thing to watch in this film is a highly uncommon small American town where nothing much happens.All that remains of this town are its quirky people including Gilbert,Arnie,two sisters and their fat mother.This is not a coming of age story but a meaningful story of a young boy who sacrifices his personal happiness for the greater well being of his family.He desperately wants to find a permanent solution to two of his greatest worries:his nerdy young brother and his excessively obese mother.Johnny Depp is absolutely hard to believe in such a deglamorised role.Leonardo de Caprio is great too as the nerdy brother. Juliette Lewis is good too as Gilbert's friend.This film has been directed by a talented Swedish director named Lasse Hallstrom who among other
films has made a documentary about Abba.
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