Powerful

Rating: Null/10 (16 March 2003)

Requeim For A Dream is one of the most powerful movies I believe I've ever seen. It is a dark tale into the world of drugs, and street life. The movie stars Ellen Burstyn an old women with an obssesion with televison who believes that her big chance to make it on Tv has finally come so she goes on a diet of taking diet pills. Her son played by Jared Leto a junkie who is trying to break big with dealing with his buddy Tyrone played by Marlon Wayans. During the course of the movie we see the too make it big and hit rock bottom at almost the same time. Jenifer Conlley stars as Marion the girlfriend who is simply relying on Leto to make things happen. The movie takes you on a wild ride through each of these individuals lives, we see them fall then rise but then fall again until everything crashes down for them. Requeim For A Dream is a powerful film that should infulence its viewers about the overpowering effect of drugs and what happens to your life when it gets out of hand. ***1/2 out of ****