Left me speechless

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2005)

All the hype that had surrounded this movie had made my hopes for this movie skyrocket. I honestly thought i was going to see one of the best movies ever made when i sat down to watch this. You know what? It was more then that. This is, in opinion, the best movie ever made. It is one of the few movies that actually made you feel something. It made me feel angry, shocked but most of all sad.
For those of you who have never heard of Requiem for a dream, this movie is about four people living in Brookly, New York, all of them struggling with different forms of addiction. Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto), Tyrone C. Love (Marlon Wayans) and Marion Silver (Jennifer Connely). Even though Ellen Burstyn steels the show all of the actors should get massive credits. I was very surprised about one of the actors when i saw this movie, which was Marlon Wayans. I have always seen him as a crappy and worthless actor, doing Scary Movie esquire crap films, but when i saw this movie i was shocked. The dude can act! He was awesome as the happy, high spirited friends who slowly but steadily gets devoured by his addiction. Brilliant. I truly hope he decides to do more serious films because he is, in my opinion one of the most underrated actors ever.
As a final word i would like to put up a warning. This is NOT a movie that will make you happy. This is a sad and disturbing movie that will crawl under your skin and stay there for weeks. There are more then a few scenes that stay on your retina for weeks without letting go. But if you have the stomach for it, see Requiem for a dream, for it is, without any doubt, the best movie ever made.