Excellent look into two sides of one issue

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2007)

This is one of those movies I wish I had seen in a theater, but to be honest, I never heard about it. What a mistake. This is a masterpiece of cinema and just one of a few scant examples of a film that more than lives up to its book adaptation.
This is a very brutal, very clear cut film regarding drugs and drug addiction from two sides of the fence: the hardcore users/sellers and the unsuspecting prescription addict. It's also about love - unconditional and conditional but the best thing is it tells the tale very straightforwardly. There is no doubt at any time you have no idea what is happening and why the characters are in the positions they are in.
This film is not fort the kiddies, but I would not exclude certain teens from sitting down and watching the girt and horror of all of this. The cast of Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans and Ellen Burstyn are top rate as well as the supporting casts around them that add more than ambiance but a real dose of human emotion, sexuality and reality.
There are parts in this film that will be hard to watch, hard to believe and hard to forget, but that's what makes this film one of the best and should take it's rightful place among the top 50 films of all time.