Perfect, for what it was.

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2004)

Before watching Pi, I had already watched Requiem for a Dream and enjoyed it thoroughly. Pi had all of the components of Requiem that I had appreciated, minus the gritty and disturbing plot. Pi sucked me in from the beginning. The movie did not revolve around the plot, but rather the plot was just one of the many components of the film (along with the cinematography, music, etc.) While some people may say that the plot didn't make sense or was stupid, I disagree. I found the Kabballah (Jewish mysticism) aspect of the film very interesting. I felt that all of these pieces worked together perfectly to create a 1.5 hour work of art. I'm not always into "artsy" movies, but I highly recommend Pi.