Thumbs up for this movie. It was said to be based on a true story. Though the story line was pretty simple, yet it was filmed in a very captivating manner. I thought I will get bored halfway, but instead it caught more and more of my attention.
I simply felt touched by Gilbert. On how he bore all those responsibilities, taking care of Arnie who was a retarded 18-year old kid, an obese mother who was suffering from depression, and two sisters. His father left the whole family and just disappeared without any word. I felt touched again by the love this family gave to their mother and the mentally-handicapped brother. They were even willing to burn down their house in order to not let their mother, who had just died, be humiliated as she could not be carried out except by a crane.
Johnny Depp did a great job in acting as Gilbert. Same goes to Leonardo who acted as Arnie. It was so funny, the way he acted and he was so young! Only 18 or 19 year old at that time. The mother too was good. I wonder how they managed to find for an obese lady who was good in acting and was also not ashamed to be on the screen.
All in all, my rating for this movie is 8/10
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