i want to kill myself

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2002)

This is the bleakest, most depressing and intense film i have ever seen in my life. It is also one of the best. Aronofsky=genius. Pi was fantastic, if a little particular, but this is just startling. From the beginning ("WHY DO YOU MAKE ME DO THIS, MOM?") to the nightmarish finale (the little grin on her face is too much for me), i found myself being drawn further and further into this seedy underbelly of modern tragedy. Flawless performances from the entire cast, esp. Burstyn, just add to the feeling of misery that gradually envelops you as you observe more depravity and self-torture. I subjected a group of my girlfriends pals to this. Four of them left the room before the end. Not thru boredom. They just couldn't handle it. You have been warned.