awesome,disturbing,thought provoking,great

Rating: Null/10 (29 October 2004)

Having instantly becoming one of my favorite films after my first viewing.Marlone Wayans character Ty is one of his best performances in a serious film seein he mostly is seen as a comedian.Jared Leto is excellent and changed my view on him as an actor.Jennifer Connlly also does a great job as her character Marion.but nothing compares to Ellyn Burystns performance as Letos character Harrys mother Sara.She did an excellent and most disturbing performance.In general i thought the film was very good even though from what i heard it was rather low budget. The life of an opiate dependent person is one of desperation,sorrow and pain causing them to go to extremely desperate means to get there fix.The addiction pushes them to do just about anything to get there drug stealing from loved ones pulling off or attempting robberies and just about anything else one can think of to get a quick couple bucks. What most people don't realize is that some of these people are extremely talented and intelligent people.The film in some ways shows this.It all starts off rather good with getting a little high just for fun then the dealin to make a few bucks and to try and reach there dreams.Then the pretty realistic downfall of the characters as every one knows is the truth of what happens to a strung out drug addict.Ty getting arrested spending more money than you can earn the increase in the habbit your life falling apart and the hopelessness and desperation that is destined to follow.Heroin sold them dreams and destroyed not only there dreams but there lives.All in all i did think and still do think it is a great film and recommend it to those who like a realistic drama of a movie in which you don't get a happily ever after ending.Also not for the faint of heart.but if you can handle it i can guarantee you won't soon forget it.