Hurts so good.

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 2001)

Requiem for a Dream is a predator. It finds a place inside of you and burrows deep down inside until you hurt. It knows what you are thinking and what you fear. After seeing this movie I felt so sad and so alone that I was immediately in love.
Requiem for a Dream, directed by Pi's Darren Aronofsky, stars Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly and Marlon Wayans...yes, I said Marlon Wayans. Ellen Burstyn plays a Jewish widow, living in New York, named Sara Goldfarb. Leto plays her son, Harry. Jennifer Connelly plays Harry's girlfriend, Marion, and Marlon Wayans plays Harry's best friend Tyrone C. Love. One day Sara gets a call from a man, telling her that she is going to be on a tv show. Sara, who worships the television, gets extremely excited but finds that she can't fit into her favorite red dress. Her friend tells her about some diet pills she knows about. Meanwhile, her son Harry spends the majority of his time getting high on heroin with Marion and Tyrone while dreaming about scoring an uncut pound of heroin to sell. Sara starts taking diet pills and starts to get addicted to the dangerous uppers. Form here each character starts spiraling on the their own road to ruin. The movie soars through every drug-induced emotion with an amazing visual ecstasy. Requiem for a Dream is not only a powerful story but is also a stunning visual masterpiece.
I hope the Gods are honoring Ellen Burstyn right now because she has done an utterly amazing job in Requiem for a Dream. Never have I seen such "no holds barred", totally open acting. She has a true talent. Jared Leto does a great job as well, transcending the majority of immature stuff he has done so far. Jennifer Connelly is a great actress that I think should be in more movies. She is much more interesting than the majority of air-brushed actresses these days. And we can't forget about Marlon. Oh Marlon... WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAKING MOVIES LIKE SCARY MOVIE!!?!?!?!?! Marlon, you have such a breakthrough performance in this movie! Leave that lame comedy crap behind! You can act...well!
Anyway, Requiem for a Dream is a must-see for anyone that does drugs, has done drugs or is thinking of doing drugs because this movie will hit you where it hurts. But it hurts sooooo gooood.