Overrated, but worth a look anyway

Rating: 6/10 (12 April 2006)

Pi is one of those films that people talk about in university seminars and trendy wine bars. It's a film that often rewards viewers with a sense of smug self-satisfaction, because they 'get it'. Like David Lynch's weirdest, if you don't like it, then you don't understand it. The truth is that it's just a low-budget thriller, filmed in black and white. The script is pretty good and the direction is okay, although it does slip into the realms of pretentiousness a couple of times. Overall, it's a decent film, with some interesting ideas, but nothing particularly profound. Questioning the mathematics in the script is ridiculous, but it does at least reveal the movie for what it is - a piece of entertainment. However, some people seem to think if it's monochrome, it must be art.