Disturbingly Fascinating

Rating: Null/10 (13 April 2001)

It has taken me awhile to put Requiem For A Dream into words. Everything about this movie flows so perfectly. For once heroin abuse is not glamorized like in Trainspotting or Basketball Diaries. There are no mellow-dramatic withdraw scenes or extravagant scenes of the characters shooting up. Its in your face but collectively. Some of the other themes that transpire are deeply touching. Such as a lonely Ellen Burstyn sitting in front of her television wishing for a call from her son, and so perfectly phrased in one scene she tells him "I no longer live my life but endure it." (Something along those lines) The direction I venture to say is groundbreaking and gives the film flair. Jennifer Connelly was amazing. Ellen Burstyn deserved that Oscar! The final 15 minutes of this film shook me up and are some of the most disturbing sequences in cinema history. The film starts out with a depressing atmosphere and goes even further down until its crashed and the credits role. A must see for any film buff. I give it a 10.