outstanding,,,

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2008)

there are plenty of films that portray the horrors of drug addiction, however there has been none that have nailed it with quite the same brutality and honesty as the mesmerising Requiem For a Dream.
I think that the characters were excellently cast with Jared Leto as the determined Harry Goldfarb as well as Jennifer Connely, but who could forget that fantastic performance by Ellen Burstyn as the lonely widow who's one dream is to fit into her treasured red dress for when she is a contestant on her favourite television show. Towards the end I found Requiem for a Dream very uncomfortable to watch, which is, I'm sure what Darren Aronofsky set out to achieve. Then I found the last scene sinister, powerful and in my opinion absolutely incredible. this is the side of drug culture that we do not see or hear about. Forget Trainspotting, forget Traffic, forget The Panic in Needle Park. If you want to see the reality, if you want to see what drug addiction is doing to our people watch Requiem For a Dream, if you're sure you can stomach it.