( The basketball diaries)
Due to recent events, I was able to rewatch my all-time favorite movie – The basketball diaries. However, taking in the fact that now I have actually read the book, I can make a more accurate review for the 1995 movie directed by Scott Kalvert. The film is based on a book by Jim Caroll, who is the main character portrayed by Leonardo di Caprio. The movie takes place in Manhattan, New York, following young Jim, talented basketball player getting warped in the growing 1970s heroin scene, happening in New York, and losing all sense of his own potential due to heavy drug abuse.