Ellen Burstyn was robbed

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2001)

I finally saw this movie on Sundance and I was mesmerized. There must be a million movies out there about drug addictions but this one just grabbed and pulled you into the world of these four people as they struggle with their addictions. The 3 twenty-somethings - Jared Leto, Jennifer Connolly and Marlon Wayans all struggle with their addiction to Herion. However, the most incredible role was Ellen Burstyn, the mother of Jared Leto and suffering through her own addiction to diet pills (speed).

Up until this point I though Julia Roberts did a good job with Erin Brockovict and winning the Oscar. But I realize now that the best actress award should have went to Ellen Burstyn from 'Requiem of a Dream'. Maybe the Academy felt that they had to give to a mainstream actress after indie actress Hillary Swank won last year, but I think that Ellen was robbed. She was incredible.