Greatest movie ever

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2006)

This movie was never shown in Dutch cinemas and that's a shame. I had never heard of this movie until some of my friends mentioned it. That was in 2004, 4 years after. But to come back to my point: This is the greatest movie ever and I will surely recommend it to everyone I know.
Like a lot off people before me said it's a heartbreaking story of addiction in every way possible. For example Ellen Burnstyn's addiction starts with her television-set and then expands to something much bigger. Darren Aranofsky is by far the best director I'm currently aware off. I had never seen Pi before but I sure will after seeing this movie although I don't think that that movie can beat this.
The storyline is about 4 people each with their own fears and addictions. Sarah Goldfarb has become a TV-junkie after her husband had died. Her son Harry is mostly a heroin-junkie but does all kinds of drugs together with his girlfriend(Connely) and best friend(Wayans).
The movie starts when Harry is stealing his mother's TV again in order to buy some drugs. From that point on everything is going downwards for the characters, but it's not unbelievable at all. Most drug-movies aren't portrayed as realistically as this one. My mom is an elderly lonely woman and this movie shocked me badly. I was actually thinking about the fact that this could happen to her as well. There's no use explaining the whole storyline because that would spoil a part of your viewing pleasure. What I can say is that all the actors in this movie are perfect for their characters. All the actors aren't well known in Holland except for Ellen Burnstyn ( The exorcist of course ) Ellen Burnstyn has to be the best female actor in the world today. The scene in which Harry finds out his mom is on uppers just rips my heart out, I can't describe it. Marlon Wayans proved he is a valid actor, in Holland he's only known for the Wayans bros. Jennifer Connely and Jared Leto are the perfect counterparts and you can feel the chemistry between them the entire movie.
I would also like to mention that the soundtrack of this movie is incredibly good. Every time I hear the song: Lux aeterna ( the main theme) it brings back the feeling I had after I had seen the movie.
To make a long story short: Perfect story , good acting, great director and a stunning soundtrack that still gives me the chills every time I hear it.
It's a movie you want to see but the second time it's even harder to watch.