hard hitting exploration into addiction and four individuals who have succumbed to it

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2006)

This film is breathtaking. It's cinematography, acting, and plot line is almost unparalleled in the world of films. The message manages to be fairly subtle (as in no one ever directly states "don't do drugs") as well as impacting and effective. Like a good film should, Requiem manages to immerse you into the world of drugs. It actually makes you feel as if you are an addict. It builds a world of pleasure through drugs and then destroys it. All of this is accomplished through the dazzling cinematography and noteworthy acting. Ellen Burstyn's role as Sara Goldfarb is especially incredible. I connected so greatly with her desperation. I honestly feel like you have to see this film to understand what good film making is / should be.