The best avant garde film since THX 1138

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2004)

Darren Aronofsky burst onto the independent film-making scene with his acclaimed science fiction thriller/drama "Pi" that follows the work of a paranoid and reclusive mathematician as he tries to identify intrical patterns in the most ordered form of chaos: the stock market. As Max (Sean Gullete) edges closer to his goal, a radical Wall street firm pursues him for secrets that will gain them financial domination and a ruthless Kabbala sect entices him to decipher codes hidden in their ancient texts that could help them answer the question asked for thousands of years.
Aronofsky has successfully crafted a thoroughly dark and interesting film that transcends beyond the restrictions of its low budget. Aronofsky's script and direction draws the audience straight into the haunted mind of a brilliant mathematician.