a work or art

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2006)

amazing. truthful.raw. very good story of how dangerous drugs and desperation is. an ensemble cast.4 people each pursing their vision of happiness no matter how dangerous it is. Ellen Burstlyn is incredible as a lonely widower who is obsessed with t.v. and then finds out she might be on t.v., she's very excited. she wants to wear the red dress that she wore on her son's graduation. it dos en't fit,so she tries a diet,but she keeps thinking about food,so she does the worst thing to lose weight,diet pills,actually speed,a very dangerous caffeine pill. it makes her lose weight drastically.she dos en't eat anything, and dos en't think about food. it makes her see things the refrigerator moving and herself on t.v. her son is a drug addict,so is his girlfriend,Jeniffer Clonnely,(who gives an unbelievable performance),and his best friend Tyrone,Marlon Wayons. he sells drugs with Tyrone. But they run out of money,to get more drugs,that have gone up in price, so he forces his girlfriend,Marion,to have sex with a guy for the money, she does it,she's addicted to coke. but they're not able to get the drugs.then they go to Florida,Marion flips out cause she wants drugs. and Harry and Tyrone dig deeper and deeper into their drug addictions. it then gets dangerous and traumatic for each person. an excellent story. vivid imagery. and an unbelievable ending.a true movie experience that you won't forget.