Interesting, daunting, compulsive

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2000)

I do not consider myself a math-head. So some of the things in this flick were a bit daunting for me. But along the way in the movie the bottomline of the story is explained just enough to have me follow the story of this manic-compulsive man who is trying to find the solution to the universe through pi (3.14.....).
The writer of this story has created a world comprised of numerology, mathemetics, jew religion, wall street that is so kinetic is its portrayal that it was sometimes a little too much. The editing is extremely fast, the black&white footage is gorgeous. The photography had a real Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977) feel to it. The soundtrack was absolutely awesome for techno music lovers like me.
The length of the movie seemed in the beginning a bit short, 80 minutes, but it seemed right in the end. Through the extremely fast editing and the sheer complexity of the story I don't think people will be able to handle more of this in a single viewing.
This movie is certainly not for everybody, but the people who do like it should view it several times to get the whole story. 'Cause this movie deserves a cult following.
8/10