ideal drug education video, but so much more...

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2003)

I was told before i watched this that it would be the most depressing movie i'd ever seen. I don't know whether i agree that it was. I don't think i've ever felt quite so drained and harrowed after watching a film, and yes the events are "depressing", but they are also the result of drugs, prescribed and recreational. This not so much depressed, but more seemed to warn and illustate to the viewer what can happen when you become addicted to drugs. The truth about what can happen may well be shocking and upsetting, and so it was good to see that the director decided to make the film shocking and upsetting, rather than gloss over it all. All four lead roles are superbly acted, and the camera work is classy and modern. As with most great films, the music really adds to it, the main theme being particularly intense.
I enjoy films which leave me thinking about what happened, and i couldn't stop thinking about what happened in this movie - it was definitely one for stirring the emotions.