Strange,disturbing and bizarre.A great performance by Ellen Burstyn.****

Rating: Null/10 (10 October 2001)

Darron Aronofsky,the director who gave us "Pi",enters us into a world of hallucinatory images and nightmarish visions seen through the eyes of four people who spend their time in a world where everything seems like a hellish experience."Requeim for a Dream" is simply a disturbing,bizarre film,but a great one that relies on making the viewer feeling a little uncomfortable due to it's tremendous scenes of drug use and the situations each of the characters are going through.I liked "Requeim for a Dream" because it is very serious and doesn't give the viewer a chance to relieve him or herself from the disturbance that is displayed on the screen.The highlight for this film is Ellen Burstyn's terrific Academy Award nominated performance in the film.Even though,I thought "Requeim for a Dream" was one of the best films of 2000,I think "Traffic" scores on a higher scale.After watching this film,I think Ellen Burstyn should have won for Best Actress instead of Julia Roberts for "Erin Brokovich",which I believe she also deserved."Requeim for a Dream" can be a disturbing trip,but the trip is worth taking.