Requiem for Pi

Rating: 6/10 (4 February 2004)

I've watched both of Aronofsky's critically acclaimed films by now and I must say, I do not find them good. There are interesting elements, but the films are not interesting. Take Pi for example. The shaky cinematography, by the emphasis on the madness of Maximillian rather than on Maximillian himself, made it very difficult for me to get into' the film or even figure out what was real and what was not. Despite that criticism I have to admit, that the mathematical parts of this film were interesting and somewhat ingenious.

My criticism does not mean that either Pi or Requiem for a Dream are bad films, I just want to say that they're not all they are cracked up to be and that I therefore would not recommend them film to anybody. I'd rather see Donnie Darko, Bully or Irrèversible again. I guess what I want to say is: Aronofsky is just not for me and I dare say that if you did not like Requiem for a Dream too much, you the same will probably go for Pi and the other way around.

6 out of 10