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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints or The Basket Ball Diaries

posted 14 years ago by main-38
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Both are similar in themes but I feel The Basketball Diaries is a much stronger film.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints doesn't seem finished to me there's no real closure. Also, Dito is not identifyable because everything in the film was given to him with little to no struggle.

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[–] runneryogafreak 13 years ago

I was thinking exactly the same thing as I was watching this. They are very similar. I like both but I think I'd give the edge to The Basketball Diaries.

[–] hodie 12 years ago

The Basketball Diaries was a lot more coherent. I think it's the better film.

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[–] eduyus 11 years ago

Well i just think the other thing. For me it was much better and much sensitive A guide to recognizing your saints