More than just a movie

Rating: Null/10 (18 February 2003)

Oh man, it´s hard for me to say how much I liked this movie. For starters, I think it´s more than a movie: it´s a portrait of how degrading and meaningless life can get. It´s the story of a guy (Jared Leto) and the ones surrounding him: his mum (Ellen Burstyn) his best friend(Marlon Wayans) and his girlfriend (Jennifer Connelly). All of them are addicted to drugs: cocaine ,heroin, pot, diet pills.... As their addiction gets stronger, they face all of the despair caused by the drugs: paranoia, abstinence and so on. Darren Aronofsky´s direction is perfect: he seems to know by heart what to do. The split-screen takes ,unusual camera effects and his other techniques are just great. The actors also do a great job, specially Jennifer Connelly and Ellen Burstyn: their performances can really make you jump off the couch. To sum up, you gotta watch this movie. NOW! Let´s stop wasting our times with trash and focus on movies that REALLY have something to say. WATCH THIS NOW !