Pretentious

Rating: 4/10 (27 April 2009)

"RFAD" as a lot of the fans, and people within the industry call it.
The movie is shot like a music video, which isn't a bad thing. That's the high point. The low point, however - is the poor editing. The driving theme-song that plays throughout the movie pops in during the worst times. The main characters mother sitting in a lawn chair, then walking to a mailbox with a bunch of her friends isn't really the appropriate time for a heart wrenching song, with the drive of a scifi theme-song.
After the 15th or 16th closeup of a pupil being dilated, I felt like shouting out "WE GET THE POINT!".
Those are the movies only real downfalls. If you're into trendy film making, you will probably enjoy this a lot more than I have. I've seen better movies about drug addiction.
I was pretty reluctant to see this when it first came out, but since about 10-20 people have told me this is their favorite film of all time: I had to sit through it at least once. It's my suspicion that people quote this as their favorite movie because it has a very trendy/catchy title. "Requiem" was a hot word for some time, most people don't even know it's meaning. It gets tagged onto movies for no reason (see, AVP: Requiem).
Kids.