the beach be a good movie but it could have be well . the movie be in two part and the first be about a quest for paradise and the second one be about the price of paradise . and while the first one be good and it be the second one which make this movie worth see . it be make by the usual danny boyle john hodge team and but someone be miss represent ewan mcgregor . mcgregor would have be perfect a richard and but instead and it be leonardo dicaprio who get the role . while dicaprio be not a bad actor and he be not a good one either . he can not ruin a movie by himself and but he can not make it good . he be okay a richard and and in the second half of the movie he be even good and but he still lack charisma . and that lack of charisma be make even more evident in the scene between him and robert carlyle and which give an awesome performance in a small role . when both actor be on screen and dicaprio disappears . virginie ledoyen be choose because she be absolutely gorgeous and not because of her acting talent . her performance a françoise be barely okay . the rest of the cast be good . tilda swinton show the obsession of her character very well . there be and a in any boyle movie and an excellent soundtrack which include such artist a moby and blur and the chemical brother and unkle and asian dub foundation and underworld and new order . sadly and there be also a song by all saint ( another proof that this be danny boyle most commercial movie yet ) . the photography be oscar worthy . a i say earlier and the second part of the movie be the best one . also and the love story be not very well do and too predictable . but despite some flaw and this be still an interesting movie . i also believe it be well to have already see shallow grave before see this one and a it tackle similar theme show in a very different way . it be fun to see how boyle include them in be most commercial movie yet ( and hopefully and ever ) . 77 % .