All I can say is, wow.

Rating: 9/10 (3 September 2010)

"Harry...can you come today?"
I think Darren Aronofsky is such a brilliant director, because every movie that he's done makes you feel something. Requiem for a Dream made me feel uncomfortable, depressed, and a little sick on the inside, and it's an amazing movie for achieving those things.
This is a movie about addictions, appropriately divided into sections entitled Summer, Fall, and Winter. An interconnected group of people take parallel journeys as a result of their habits, and the viewer comes along for the painful ride. Requiem isn't really a "preachy" movie, if that's what you're expecting. It's a little hard to describe it in a quick review, it's something that needs to be seen and experienced. And it is an experience, for lack of a better description. The same way that Mulholland Drive is an experience. It's something that goes beyond just sitting down for two hours to be entertained.
I have to make special mention of the way camera techniques are used to augment the story. The camera angles and various film styles employed here are just brilliant, and greatly helped draw me into the story. The score was great, as well.
Requiem for a Dream is a masterpiece, but it would be inaccurate for me to say I enjoyed it. It made a definite impact on me, though, and I find that to be just as important. A must see.