Better than drugs

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2004)

Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), her son Harry (Jared Leto), his girlfriend Marion Silver (Jennifer Connelly) and their friend Tyrone C. Love (Marlon Wayans) all suffer from a severe drug addiction.Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000) is a journey to the minds of these people.They are not pretty minds, they're dirty minds, that have been damaged by the addiction.The acting work is something unbelievable. The legendary Ellen Burstyn is just amazing as the woman who wants to lose weight for a TV program.Jared Leto is superb in this movie as he was in his TV debut My So-Called Life playing Jordan Catalano and other things.The Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) is spectacular.Wayans is also brilliant.The movie is based on the late Hubert Selby Jr's novel and he's also seen in this movie as Laughing Guard.The way this movie is made is just amazing.The director really knew what he was doing.We'll be hearing from Mr Aronofsky.This movie should make people realize that drugs are no good.Sadly it's not going to happen.Requiem for a Dream is not a pretty movie.It's reality.